Tasseled blenny

Parablennius thysanius

Six Point Two Centimeters Blenny from Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South Asia
Southeast Asia
West Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

The tasseled blenny (Parablennius thysanius) is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indo-West Pacific. A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Antalya, Turkey.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Maximum length: 6.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, central coast of Oman, Pakistan, southwest India, Sri Lanka, Gulf of Thailand, and Philippines (Ref. 11441 ). Intoduced to Hawaii (Ref. 58302 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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