Xiphasia setifer

Xiphasia setifer, commonly known as the Hairtail blenny, is a very large blenny. This is probably the easiest blenny to recognize due to the very long eel-like body. They’ve a metallic silver base colour with dark vertical bands and electric blue stripes in between. The part of the dorsal fin above the head is usually yellow.

These fish inhabit shallow to deep soft mud bottoms and are found in tube-like burrows and are mainly active during the night. They can best be kept alone or as a mated pair. They feed mainly on small crustaceans and worms and can best be fed with high quality flakes and pellets and live and frozen food like copepods, artemia and small Gammarus as well.