Hypleurochilus aequipinnis

Hypleurochilus aequipinnis, the oyster blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of TL.
The species is oviparous and their larvae is planktonic. They feed on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans and pelecypods.

Distribution

The species has a wide distribution across the Western Atlantic, from southern Florida to northern South America - species have been reported as far as Brazil.