Small size, long fringed tentacles over the eye, and a fine stippling of dots across the body. The Tasmanian blenny is very common in sheltered habitats along the southeastern coast, where it makes a home in small rock crevices, shells or discarded bottles and cans. During the spawning season females guard clusters of eggs, which are attached to the sides of their nests.

• Max Size: 13 cm
• Sea Temperature Range: 10.3-22.4°C
• Depth: 0-10m
• Habitat: Rocky Reef

• IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
• Occurrence: Infrequent (10% of sites)
  Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
• Abundance: Few (4 per transect)
  Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.