Sealife guideThe ringneck blennyParablennius pilicornis

Last updated on 09/12/2024 at 10:44 PM

Taxonomy

Common name: Ringneck blenny
French name: Blennie pilicorne
Scientific name: Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
Family name: Blenniidae
Order name: Blenniiformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Geographic range

The ringneck blenny is found along the European coasts, particularly in the Mediterranean sea, such as in Corsica and Spain, but also in the Atlantic ocean along the coasts of South Africa.

The ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) © Alcaproac | Dreamstime.com

Did you know ?

The ringneck blenny is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The ringneck blenny appears in the IUCN Red List since 2014 within the category Least Concern !

Within the same genus

Seaweed blenny
(Parablennius marmoreus)

Tompot blenny
(Parablennius gattorugine)

Within the same family

Aron's blenny
(Ecsenius aroni)

Axelrod's clown blenny
(Ecsenius axelrodi)

Bluestriped fangblenny
(Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos)

Pictus blenny
(Ecsenius pictus)

Red sea mimic blenny
(Ecsenius gravieri)

Striped fangblenny
(Meiacanthus grammistes)

Tail spot blenny
(Ecsenius stigmatura)

Tessellated blenny
(Hypsoblennius invemar)

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(Centropyge eibli)

Blue spotted angelfish
(Chaetodontoplus caeruleopunctatus)

Fivefinger razorfish
(Iniistius pentadactylus)

Greasy grouper
(Epinephelus tauvina)

Great blue spotted mudskipper
(Boleophthalmus pectinirostris)

Sargassum triggerfish
(Xanthichthys ringens)

Scaleless shrimpgoby
(Tomiyamichthys nudus)

Stoplight parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)

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