Biology:Ringneck blenny

Ringneck blenny
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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);

Short description: Species of fish

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]

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Ringneck blenny

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)