#2102 · 🐟 fish

Tompot Blenny

🇳🇱 Gehoornde slijmvis ·Parablennius gattorugine

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Philippe Guillaume · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Sylvain Le Bris · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Bernard Picton · CC BY 4.0
4. © paubatllev · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © frogmen · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © philwilkinson · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Oosterschelde, Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Zeeuwse meren, 158_13_400, NL:© Marjolein Vereijken · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Plompe Toren, Oosterschelde, Nederland:© Lynn Biscop · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The tompot blenny ( Parablennius gattorugine ) is a medium-sized blenny growing to about 30 centimetres (12 in), part of the large family of blennies that live on the seabed of rocky areas in shallow water (down to 20 metres or 66 feet). The tompot blenny is found on the northern, western and southern coasts of Great Britain and is unusual on the east coast, although it has been seen on wrecks off the North Norfolk coast. The species...

base stats

NL sightings 38iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,066iNaturalist 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 38 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #32 most seen of the fish in NL.
4,066 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).