Blenny darter blennius" is further nested within the greenside darter group that contains "E. blennioides", "E. gutselli", "E. inscriptum", "E. swannanoa", and "E. thalassinum". Blenny darter The blenny darter ("Etheostoma blennius") is a poorly known species of fish in the family Percidae, from Alabama and Tennessee that inhabits swift riffles. The blenny darter lives a maximum of two to three years, grows to a maximum of 69 mm standard length, and is sexually mature at one year. It is reproductively active throughout March and April. Spawning occurs over gravel riffles with swift currents. Mature eggs are orange and translucent. The fish are
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