''Entomacrodus marmoratus'', also called marbled blenny or pāo'o in Hawaiian, is a species of

blenny Blenny (from the Greek and , mucus, slime) is a common name for many types of fish, including several families of percomorph marine, brackish, and some freshwater fish sharing similar morphology and behaviour. Six families are considered "true ...

endemic to

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. It is commonly found in rocky reefs around the coast of the

Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...

. It is also found in tide pools. It is recognized by an "eyelash". It has fins that are used to jump out of the water and to navigate the tide pools. Its maximum length is about . They live down to a depth of .

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