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Many intertidal fishes, particularly among the Blenniidae and Cottidae, possess amphibious adaptations, including the ability to breathe in air and to avoid desiccation in terrestrial conditions. These traits are absent in subtidal species of blennies and cottids. Hypsoblennius gilberti, the rockpool blenny, is found in shallow rockpools in the mid to high intertidal areas of Southern California,...