tompot blenny

Parablennius gattorugine

Blenny beneath the Mediterranean Sea

tompot blenny is a marine fish of Northeast Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 30 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: Atlantic coast from Ireland to Morocco; also in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmora. This species is present only in mainland Portugal (Ref. 13612 ). Although older papers reported this species from the Azores and Madeira, it has been concluded that the occurrences were misidentifications of Parablennius ruber (Ref. 13612 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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