Longstriped blenny

Parablennius rouxi

Fish Reaching Eight Centimeters in the Mediterranean Sea

Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Small
Tropical fish

The longstriped blenny (Parablennius rouxi), also called the striped blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northeast Atlantic off Portugal, also known from the northern Mediterranean. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. The identity of the person honoured by the specific name of this species was not specified but is thought to be the French painter and naturalist Jean Louis Florent Polydore Roux (1792-1833).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: off Portugal. Also known from the northern Mediterranean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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