USS Blenny (SS-324) USS Blenny (SS-324) USS "Blenny" (SS/AGSS-324), a submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the blenny, a fish found along the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean. "Blenny" (SS-324) was launched 9 April 1944 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Miss Florence King, daughter of CNO Admiral Ernest J. King; commissioned 27 June 1944, Lieutenant Commander W. H. Hazzard in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Between 10 November 1944 and 14 August 1945 "Blenny" conducted four war patrols in the Java and South China Seas. "Blenny" sank eight Japanese vessels totaling 18,262
Sphinx blenny mating, the blennies form distinct pairs, and the females lay up to 7000 eggs in a sitting, which are then guarded in burrows by the males. Males are known to cannibalize dead eggs to prevent infection spread amongst the healthy eggs, although in smaller broods they have also been reported consuming living eggs. It is believed that this is due to limited feeding opportunities for the males during breeding, as a result of their restriction to the nests. FishBase considers the blennies to be of Low Vulnerability, with a reproductive doubling time of less than 15 months. Sphinx blenny The