Dr. D. Ross Robertson, Panama
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Enneanectes glendae is known only from the coastal areas of the eastern Pacific from Ensenada Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico, southward to Guerrero and Islas Tres Marias, Mexico.
Males:
Males of this threefin blenny are generally very dark in color compared to females.
Their ground color is light with dense concentrations of melanophores, especially on the sides of the body.
The body is mostly covered with dense melanophores, with lighter areas (corresponding to those of females) under the anterior and posterior part of the second dorsal fin and under the posterior part of the third dorsal fin.
The scales of the lateral line are rimmed with melanophores, but indistinct in heavily pigmented areas.
The dorsum has irregular patches of pale red and yellow, somewhat obscured by melanophores.
The caudal peduncle is completely covered by a dark saddle, with a pale notch in the midline of the posterior margin.
Caudal fin white proximally, dusted with melanophores in distal half.
The head is conspicuous by a black spot on the operculum, an indistinct subocular bar extending to the tip of the snout, a faint patch of melanophores below the eye, and pale reddish spots on the nape.
The first dorsal fin is yellow-orange with scattered melanophores mostly along the spines.
The second and third dorsal fins are pale.
The anal fin and pectoral fin bases also have dense melanophores.
Females:
Females are more colorful than males.
Their ground color is bright, most of the scales are rimmed with melanophores, on the body there are orange saddles and orange and yellow spots
The lower body shows above the anal fin with four orange spots.
The caudal peduncle saddle is reddish brown anteriorly, black posteriorly, with a light notch in the midline of the posterior margin, followed by a distinct orange stripe covering the base of the caudal fin, a distinct white stripe covering the proximal half of the fin, and a broad orange bar covering the posterior half of the fin.
The coloration of the head is similar to males, but less dark, with a subocular bar extending toward the snout, a patch of melanophores below the eye, and reddish spots on the nape of the neck.
The first dorsal fin is similar to that of males, yellow-orange with melanophores along the anterior spines.
The second and third dorsal fins are pale with faint diagonal stripes formed by pigments on the spines and rays.
Anal fin is yellow to yellow-orange posteriorly, with scattered melanophores visible on pectoral fin attachments.
Similar species: can be easily confused with juveniles of Crocodilichthys gracilis.
Etymology. Named in honor of Glenda Rosenblatt, wife of the principal author, Richard H. Rosenblatt.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Males:
Males of this threefin blenny are generally very dark in color compared to females.
Their ground color is light with dense concentrations of melanophores, especially on the sides of the body.
The body is mostly covered with dense melanophores, with lighter areas (corresponding to those of females) under the anterior and posterior part of the second dorsal fin and under the posterior part of the third dorsal fin.
The scales of the lateral line are rimmed with melanophores, but indistinct in heavily pigmented areas.
The dorsum has irregular patches of pale red and yellow, somewhat obscured by melanophores.
The caudal peduncle is completely covered by a dark saddle, with a pale notch in the midline of the posterior margin.
Caudal fin white proximally, dusted with melanophores in distal half.
The head is conspicuous by a black spot on the operculum, an indistinct subocular bar extending to the tip of the snout, a faint patch of melanophores below the eye, and pale reddish spots on the nape.
The first dorsal fin is yellow-orange with scattered melanophores mostly along the spines.
The second and third dorsal fins are pale.
The anal fin and pectoral fin bases also have dense melanophores.
Females:
Females are more colorful than males.
Their ground color is bright, most of the scales are rimmed with melanophores, on the body there are orange saddles and orange and yellow spots
The lower body shows above the anal fin with four orange spots.
The caudal peduncle saddle is reddish brown anteriorly, black posteriorly, with a light notch in the midline of the posterior margin, followed by a distinct orange stripe covering the base of the caudal fin, a distinct white stripe covering the proximal half of the fin, and a broad orange bar covering the posterior half of the fin.
The coloration of the head is similar to males, but less dark, with a subocular bar extending toward the snout, a patch of melanophores below the eye, and reddish spots on the nape of the neck.
The first dorsal fin is similar to that of males, yellow-orange with melanophores along the anterior spines.
The second and third dorsal fins are pale with faint diagonal stripes formed by pigments on the spines and rays.
Anal fin is yellow to yellow-orange posteriorly, with scattered melanophores visible on pectoral fin attachments.
Similar species: can be easily confused with juveniles of Crocodilichthys gracilis.
Etymology. Named in honor of Glenda Rosenblatt, wife of the principal author, Richard H. Rosenblatt.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
