Tentacled blenny
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Adults occur over sandy bottoms with boulders and light vegetation. They hide in crevices where the nests are being guarded by the male . Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive , and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal . Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tentacled blenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tentacled blenny is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous . Several females visit the hole to spawn with the resident male which guards the nest .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 3 - 15 m . Subtropical; 47°N - 9°N, 19°W - 42°E south to Guinea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | fringhead blenny · horned blenny · Tentacled blenny |
| 🏳️Catalan | Banyut |
| 🌍CES | slizoun výběžkatý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Tjavset slimfisk |
| 🇩🇪German | Gehörnter Schleimfisch · Läppchen-Schleimfisch |
| 🌍ELL | Γοργοσάλιαρος · Κεραιοσαλιάρα |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | sarviluikero |
| 🇫🇷French | Blennie Cornue · Blennie Licorne · Blennie tentaculée, Blennie cornue |
| 🇭🇷Croatian | Babica babaroga · Slingurica babaroga |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Bavosa cornuta · Vavusella |
| 🌍MLT | Budakkra kannella · Pixxi gatt |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Tentakelslijmvis |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Murtefuge |
| 🌍RON | Cocosel-de-mare |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Длиннощупальцевая морская собачка · Морская собачка длиннощупальцевая |
| 🌍SLV | Rogata babica |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Vleja |
| 🌍SQI | barburiqi tentakulëgjatë · Peshk bari |
| 🌍TUR | horozbina |
| 🌍UKR | Морська собачка довгощупальцева · Собачка щупальцевий |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blennius tentacularis | Brünnich | 1768 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 13 records indexed .
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