#2198 · 🐟 fish

Ringneck Blenny

🇳🇱 Ringnekslijmvis ·Parablennius pilicornis

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Regno d Nettuno · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Sylvain Le Bris · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Bernat Espigulé · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Donald Davesne · CC BY 4.0
6. © jftoutouille · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Alboran Sea, Almuñécar, ES:© IHUNTA · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Granada, ES-AN, ES:© Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. North Atlantic Ocean, Rincón de la Victoria, ES:© IHUNTA · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Golfo de León, Colera, ES:© Bernat Espigulé · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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 Southwest Atlantic it is found near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina. Also in Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa. 0 in) SL.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,076iNaturalist 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.
4,076 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Frédéric Cuvier in 1829 (197 years ago).