Parablennius Explained

Parablennius is a diverse genus of combtooth blennies found in the Atlantic, western Pacific, and Indian Ocean.

Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus:

• Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell, 1830)
• Parablennius dialloi Bath, 1990
• Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) – Tompot blenny
• Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, 1836)
• Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968) – Mystery blenny
• Parablennius intermedius (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) – Horned blenny
• Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926) – Crested blenny
• Parablennius lodosus (J. L. B. Smith, 1959) – Mud blenny
• Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876) – Seaweed blenny
• Parablennius opercularis (J. A. Murray, 1887) – Cheekspot blenny
• Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836) – Rock-pool blenny
• Parablennius pilicornis (G. Cuvier, 1829) – Ringneck blenny
• Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986 – False Tasmanian blenny
• Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833) – Longstriped blenny
• Parablennius ruber (Valenciennes, 1836) – Portuguese blenny
• Parablennius salensis (Bath, 1990
• Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) – Rusty blenny
• Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986
• Parablennius sierraensis Bath, 1990
• Parablennius tasmanianus (J. Richardson, 1842) – Tasmanian blenny
• Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768) – Tentacled blenny
• Parablennius thysanius (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907) – Tasseled blenny
• Parablennius verryckeni (Poll, 1959)
• Parablennius yatabei (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900) – Yatabe blenny
• Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatović, 1892) – Zvonimir's blenny