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Blenniella chrysospilos Spawning | Red-spotted Blenny

Pictured here is a pair of red-spotted blennies (Blenniella chrysospilos) that have just finished spawning. After attracting the female (foreground) to his burrow, the male moves to another hole while the female deposits eggs. He visits multiple times to fertilize while she does this. This is the spit-second just before the female departs and the male takes over to brood the eggs. The male's dark hue is breeding coloration.

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Bony Fish Blenny Animalia Chordata Osteichthyes Actinopterygii Blenniformes Blenniidae Blenniella chrysospilos Orange-spotted Blenny Red-spotted Blenny Goldspotted Rockskipper Redspotted Rockskipper Montsuki-kaeru-uo Reproduction Courtship Spawning Pacific Japan Okinawa Kumejima
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Pictured here is a pair of red-spotted blennies (Blenniella chrysospilos) that have just finished spawning. After attracting the female (foreground) to his burrow, the male moves to another hole while the female deposits eggs. He visits multiple times to fertilize while she does this. This is the spit-second just before the female departs and the male takes over to brood the eggs. The male's dark hue is breeding coloration.
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