![This male shortbodied blenny [Exallias brevis] is showing of it?s impressive mouth that it uses to feed on live coral. It will kill a section of coral in it?s territory for a female to lay an egg mass, that the male will then guard until they hatch.<br />](https://library.mira.com/img-get/I0000d15EzDDrgQg/s/860/860/9969C402.jpg)

This male shortbodied blenny [Exallias brevis] is showing of it?s impressive mouth that it uses to feed on live coral. It will kill a section of coral in it?s territory for a female to lay an egg mass, that the male will then guard until they hatch.
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