Ringneck blenny
Ringneck blenny | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Parablennius |
Species: | P. pilicornis
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Binomial name | |
Parablennius pilicornis (G. Cuvier, 1829)
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The ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny widespread in coastal waters of Eastern Atlantic from Spain and Portugal to , Namibia, in the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, Algeria, Spain. In the Southwest Atlantic it is found near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina. Also in Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa. This species reaches a length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) SL.[2] It is the type species of the genus Parablennius[3]
References[]
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parablennius pilicornis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T198774A48385954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T198774A48385954.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Parablennius pilicornis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parablennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
External links[]
- Photos of Ringneck blenny on Sealife Collection
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Parablennius
- Fauna of Socotra
- Fauna of Oman
- Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
- Marine fauna of West Africa
- Marine fish of South Africa
- Fish of South America
- Fish of Brazil
- Fish of Argentina
- Fish described in 1829
- Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
- Blenniidae stubs