Leopard Blenny
Exallias brevis
The leopard blenny is a combtooth blenny that inhabits coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is the sole species in its genus and turns up occasionally in the aquarium trade.
Family
Blenniidae
Avg Size
12-14 cm
Habitat
It ranges widely through the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaii, the Red Sea, Australia, and French Polynesia, where it makes its home on coral reefs at depths of 10 to 60 ft (3 to 18 m).
Behaviour
Leopard blennies feed by grazing the thin surface coenosarc tissue of coral polyps.
Where & When to See It
Jackfish Alley
Abu Hashish
Abu Kifan
Abu Ramada North
Abu Ramada South
Amphoras
Banana Reef
Belina Wreck
Big Giftun
Careless Reef
Dunraven (Beacon Rock)
El Fanous West
El Mina Wreck
Elphinstone
Erg Abu Ramada
Erg Somaya
Fiddle Garden
Fury Shoals
Gota Abu Ramada
Hamda
Abu Dabbab
Jackson Reef
Kormoran
Laguna Reef
Middle Garden
El Fanadir
Erg Sabina
Far Garden
Gordon Reef
Habili Ali
Near Garden
Paradise
Ras Ghozlani
Ras Nasrani
Thomas Reef
Tower
Turtle Bay
Woodhouse Reef
Panorama Reef
Pinky Wall
Ras Bob
Ras Burg
Ras Disha
Ras Ghamila
Ras Katy
Ras Um Sid
Ras Zaatar
Salem Express
Sha'ab Samadai (Dolphin House)
Sha'ab Sharm
Shaab Abu Nugar
Shaab Eissa
Shaab Eshta
Shaab Petra
Shaab Sabina
Shabrur Um Gamar
Shark & Yolanda Reef
Shark Observatory
Shark's Bay
Small Crack
Small Giftun
Sodfa
Soma Bay Garden
Temple
The Alternatives
Turft El Shahed
Turtle Reef
Umm Gamar North
Umm Gamar South
White Knight
Eel Garden
El Erug
North Gabr El Bint
North Ras Abu Galum
Eel Gardens
Ras Abu Helal
Napoleon Reef
South Ras Abu Galum
Lighthouse
Blue Hole - El Bells
The Canyon
The Caves
The Islands
Three Pools
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks