Biology:Ringneck blenny

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Ringneck blenny
Scientific classification edit
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)

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]

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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198774/48385954. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=8939. 


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