The Diamond Blenny (Malacoctenus boehlkei), and its relationship with Anemones, reminds one of the Clownfish of the Indo-Pacific.
North Wall, Grand Cayman Island - Depth 65 feet or 20 meters
The Diamond Blenny (Malacoctenus boehlkei), and its relationship with Anemones, reminds one of the Clownfish of the Indo-Pacific.
North Wall, Grand Cayman Island - Depth 65 feet or 20 meters
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| * We have encountered the Diamond Blenny (Malacoctenus boehlkei
) only in the waters about the Cayman Islands; always, as
pictured above, in association with the Giant Anemone
(Condylactis gigantea). In the above image are also found
Green Algae and a whitish Encrusting sponge.
We have noticed that the Giant Anemone, though common in Cayman waters, only seldom hosts a Diamond Blenny. In the shallow waters about Little Cayman Island, though, we have found a single anemone to host as many as three. We have never found this little fish in any other type of anemone. At night, we have found the Diamond Blenny further than a meter from any possible host. North Wall, Grand Cayman Island - Depth 65 feet or 20 meters |
