Ringneck blenny

The ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny widespread in coastal waters of Eastern Atlantic from Spain and Portugal to Möwe Bay, 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]

Ringneck blenny
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Species:
P. pilicornis
Binomial name
Parablennius pilicornis
(G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882
  • Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927
  • Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861
  • Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919
  • Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Blennius pilicornis G. Cuvier, 1829
  • Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis Motos & Ibañez, 1977
  • Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935
  • Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959
  • Pictiblennius niger (Metzelaar, 1919)

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parablennius pilicornis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Parablennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 March 2019.



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