Biology:Ringneck blenny
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Ringneck blenny | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Blenniidae |
Genus: | Parablennius |
Species: | P. pilicornis
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Binomial name | |
Parablennius pilicornis (G. Cuvier, 1829)
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parablennius pilicornis" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Photos of Ringneck blenny on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q2149043 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringneck blenny.
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