Tompot blenny
| Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) |
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| Order: | Blenniiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Tompot blenny | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: Atlantic coast from Ireland to Morocco; also in the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Marmora. This species is present only in mainland Portugal (Ref. 13612). Although older papers reported this species from the Azores and Madeira, it has been concluded that the occurrences were misidentifications of Parablennius ruber (Ref. 13612). | |||
| Adult biology: | Active mainly during dusk and dawn (Ref. 5204). Adults live in rocky while young are found in shallow water in the seaweed zone. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Spawn in March - May. Male guards the eggs from several females, until larvae about 1 month (Ref. 35388). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). | |||
| Diagnosis: | The ventral row of melanophores starts some distance behind the anus, one melanophore on each myomere. Few caudal melanophores. At 18 mm the rudiments of the tentacles may be seen in front of and over the eye.. See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | subtropical; 59°N - 31°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Froese, Rainer |
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