Salarias fasciatus

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Lawnmower Blenny
Lawnmower Blenny Salarias Fasciatus
Lawnmower Blenny Salarias Fasciatus
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Salarias
Species: S. Fasciatus
Binomial name
Salarias Fasciatus
(Bloch 1786)

Affectionately known as the Lawnmower Blenny, Salarias Fasciatus is a popular marine aquarium fish species in Australasia. Named for its propensity to consume algae growth from rocks and glass, the Lawnmower Blenny is generally regarded as compatible with most other marine fish species and as a group with other lawnmower Blennies.

Lawnmower Blenny
Lawnmower Blenny

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Algae-Eating Blennies of the Genera Salarias and Atrosalarias

Lawnmower Blenny, Rockskipper Blenny