''Parablennius'' is a diverse

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of combtooth blennies found in the

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, western

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, and

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Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Parablennius cornutus ''Parablennius cornutus'', the horned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic ocean: northern Namibia to Sodwana Bay, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the south ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

, 1758) * ''

Parablennius cyclops ''Parablennius cyclops'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, in the Red Sea. References cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', " ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1830) * ''

Parablennius dialloi ''Parablennius dialloi'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Eastern and Central Atlantic: Cape Verde to Moçâmedes, Angola. The specific name honours the Senegales curator Amadou Diallo of the Musée de la Mer The Musée de la Me ...

'' Bath, 1990 * '' Parablennius gattorugine'' (

, 1758) – Tompot blenny * ''

Parablennius goreensis ''Parablennius goreensis'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean. This species reaches a length of SL. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that ...

'' (

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

, 1836) * ''

Parablennius incognitus The mystery blenny (''Parablennius incognitus'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is widespread in Madeira, the Canary Islands and Limbe, Cameroon, off Iberian Peninsula to all p ...

'' ( Bath, 1968) – Mystery blenny * ''

Parablennius intermedius ''Parablennius intermedius'', the false Tasmanian blenny or horned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Indian ocean near Australian coasts. This species reaches a length of TL. References External links Fishes of Austra ...

'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1915) – Horned blenny * ''

Parablennius laticlavius The crested blenny (''Parablennius laticlavius'') is a species of combtooth blenny found off New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of ...

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Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...

, 1926) – Crested blenny * ''

Parablennius lodosus The mud blenny (''Parablennius lodosus'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, it is known only from Delagoa Bay in Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ...

'' ( J. L. B. Smith, 1959) – Mud blenny * ''

Parablennius marmoreus The seaweed blenny (''Parablennius marmoreus'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of New York, Bermuda, the Bahamas, also in the Gulf of Mexico, south to southern Brazil. This s ...

'' ( Poey, 1876) – Seaweed blenny * ''

Parablennius opercularis The cheekspot blenny (''Parablennius opercularis'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ar, خليج عمان ''khalīj ʿumān''; fa, د ...

'' ( J. A. Murray, 1887) – Cheekspot blenny * ''

Parablennius parvicornis The rock-pool blenny (''Parablennius parvicornis'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic Ocean.Zander, C.D., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 1096—1112. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. ...

'' (

, 1836) – Rock-pool blenny * ''

Parablennius pilicornis 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 Sout ...

'' ( G. Cuvier, 1829) – Ringneck blenny * ''

Parablennius postoculomaculatus ''Parablennius postoculomaculatus'', the false Tasmanian blenny, is a species of demersal tropical combtooth blenny. It is native to western Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign ...

'' Bath & Hutchins, 1986 – False Tasmanian blenny * ''

Parablennius rouxi The longstriped blenny (''Parablennius rouxi'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northeast Atlantic off Portugal, also known from the northern Mediterranean. This species reaches a length of TL. The identity of the person honoured ...

'' ( Cocco, 1833) – Longstriped blenny * '' Parablennius ruber'' (

, 1836) – Portuguese blenny * ''

Parablennius salensis ''Parablennius salensis'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic ocean near the coasts of Cape Verde. It was first named and described by Hans Bath Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine g ...

'' ( Bath, 1990 * ''

Parablennius sanguinolentus The rusty blenny or Black Sea blenny (''Parablennius sanguinolentus'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic: Loire mouth, France to Morocco including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. This species reaches a length of T ...

'' ( Pallas, 1814) – Rusty blenny * ''

Parablennius serratolineatus ''Parablennius serratolineatus'', also known as the Norfolk Island blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southwest Pacific ocean near Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory o ...

'' Bath & Hutchins, 1986 * ''

Parablennius sierraensis ''Parablennius sierraensis'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Eastern and Central Atlantic: Cape Verde and the Gambia to Namibe, Angola. The species name refers to Sierra Leone, the type location. However, the IUCN The Inter ...

'' Bath, 1990 * ''

Parablennius tasmanianus The Tasmanian blenny (''Parablennius tasmanianus'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Indian Ocean ( Australia) to Southwest Pacific (New Zealand). This species reaches a length of TL. It is a herbivore which feeds mainly on ...

'' ( J. Richardson, 1842) – Tasmanian blenny * ''

Parablennius tentacularis The tentacled blenny (''Parablennius tentacularis'') is a species of combtooth blenny most commonly found in all parts of the Mediterranean Sea (except the eastern part), in the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, and the east Atlantic near the coa ...

'' ( Brünnich, 1768) – Tentacled blenny * ''

Parablennius thysanius The tasseled blenny (''Parablennius thysanius'') is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indo-West Pacific. A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocea ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907) – Tasseled blenny * ''

Parablennius verryckeni ''Parablennius verryckeni'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean from Congo to Sierra Leone. This species reaches a length of fish measurement, TL. The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database man ...

'' ( Poll, 1959) * ''

Parablennius yatabei The Yatabe blenny (''Parablennius yatabei'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northwest Pacific Ocean along the coasts of southern Japan and Korea. This species reaches a length of TL. The specific name was coined in memory of Jo ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900) – Yatabe blenny * ''

Parablennius zvonimiri Zvonimir's blenny (''Parablennius zvonimiri'') is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea. This species reaches a length of fish measurement, TL. The identity of the person honoured in the Specifi ...

'' ( Kolombatović, 1892) – Zvonimir's blenny

References

Salarinae {{Blenniidae-stub