Scientific Name	Blenniella interrupta   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	0 - 1M
Chinese	斷紋真蛙鳚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F447　Blenniidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	斷紋真動齒鳚
Max Length	6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	狗鰷
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kajeli, Buru I., Moluccas Is., Indonesia
Synonyms	Istiblennius interruptus, Salarias interruptus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Springer, V.G. and J.T. Williams, 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus.. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 565:193 p  Bleeker, P. 1857 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Springer, V. G. etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0058493. NMMBP05529. NMMSTP00209. NTUM05921. NTUM05922. NTUM05923. NTUM06028. USNM00285386. USNM00296033. USNM00296086. USNM00296473. USNM00302353.
Common Name	Dashed-line blenny
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII-XIV spines and 18-21 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 19-22 soft rays; Vertebrae: 37-40. Resembles B. caudolineata, but the head crest of males is more ridgelike than flap-like, all of the pinstripes of females are broken into dashed lines, and doesn't get as large.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environment; depth range - 6 m; clear coastal reef flats, often in exposed habitats, common in outer intertidal reef flats and surge-swept seaward reef; usually where algal growth is prolific.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Bali and Flores, Indonesia; north to Taiwan; east to New Britain, (Papua New Guinea); south to Efate, New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
Utility	No commercial value.