Redlip Blenny

Features: 1. Blunt, reddish brown head; 2. Large lips;
Description: Vary from dark reddish brown to bicolor with gray or nearly all gray, most commonly bicolor; Pectoral fins and upper border of  of tail may be edged and tinted with yellow to gold or red.; lips often are Red.
Notes: Not shy, can be closely approached; retreat only if bothered; common to occasional South Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean; also northwestern Gulf of Mexico; can be locally abundent; inhabit shallow reefs and rocky inshore areas; move about bottom and frequently stop to perch in tripod-stance, supported by vpectoral fins and tail; Rest on reef crest; Territorial; will chase away intruders;