#2110 · 🐟 fish

Shanny

🇳🇱 Slijmvis ·Lipophrys pholis

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Lipophrys pholis , commonly known as Shanny , is a species of combtooth blenny. It matures at two years of age. Distributed in the Eastern Atlantic from the southern Norway to Morocco and Madeira, including the Mediterranean and the Balearics. Lipophrys pholis feed primarily on crustaceans, but also feed on other invertebrates and plants.

base stats

NL sightings 30iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,015iNaturalist 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

Spotted 30 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #39 most seen of the fish in NL.
5,015 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).