#2226 · 🐟 fish

Montagu's Blenny

🇳🇱 Montagu's slijmvis ·Coryphoblennius galerita

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
2. © Roberto Pillon · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © cccrll · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Ferran Turmo Gort · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Maëlan ADAM · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
9. © Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

The Montagu's blenny ( Coryphoblennius galerita ) is a species of combtooth blenny found in the intertidal zones of the eastern Atlantic ocean from England to Madeira and the Canary Islands as well the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. This species prefers rocky shores with much wave action. 0 in) SL. It is the only species in the genus Coryphoblennius .

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,979iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,979 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).