Andamia amphibius
Species of fish
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Andamia amphibius is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific Ocean,[2] it is found in intertidal zone on exposed rocky shores of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to a depth of 2 metres (6.6 ft). It can breathe air and will move between rock pools at low tide. It is herbivorous.[1] It lays adhesive eggs which are attached to the rocks with a filament while the larvae are planktonic and are frequently encountered in shallow water.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Andamia |
| Species: | A. amphibius |
| Binomial name | |
| Andamia amphibius (Walbaum, 1792) | |
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