Scientific Name	Aspidontus dussumieri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1836)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	杜氏盾齒鳚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F447　Blenniidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	杜氏盾齒鳚
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	狗鰷
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Réunion I.
Synonyms	Aspidontus dussumeiri, Aspidontus fluctuans, Aspidontus gorrorensis, Aspidontus wamiziensis, Blennechis dussumieri, Petroscirtes fluctuans, Petroscirtes gorrorensis
Reference	Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p；Fishbase(2006)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1836 Myers, R. F. 1999
Specimen List	NMMSTP00703.
Common Name	Dussumier's blenny; Floating blenny; Lance blenny
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX- XI spines and 28-34 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 25-30 soft rays; pectoral fin with 13-15 soft rays; pelvic fin with I spine and 3 soft rays. This species differs from the A. taeniatus by having a nearly terminal mouth and different color pattern, sometimes with elongate ocellus in front of dorsal fin. Indonesian populations have long yellow filaments on caudal fin. Recognized by the slender body and single dark mid-lateral stripe from the tip of the snout to the caudal fin.
habitats	Inhabits coral reefs and rocky areas. Feed on algae and detritus. Oviparous. Generally a shy species that quickly retreats to its hiding holes, usually empty tube-worm homes, retreating backwards. Attains 14 cm TL.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Knysna, South Africa and east to Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern New South Wales; Palau to eastern Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.