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Family Blenniidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Blenniella gibbifrons

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 2 feet

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 10 feet

BULLETHEAD or HUMPHEADED BLENNY

Common in the surf zone living in empty worm snail tubes.  Base color green in females and gray with reddish brown in males.  Attains 5 inches.  East Africa to Hawai'i and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Istiblennius gibbifrons.