Tentacled blenny

Parablennius tentacularis

The tentacled blenny is a species of combtooth blenny most commonly found in all parts of the Mediterranean Sea, in the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, and the east Atlantic near the coast of Portugal, Spain, Canary Islands, and Morocco south to Guinea. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres TL.
Tentacled blenny - Parablennius tentacularis It is the two fishes in the picture. They are very well mimtized with their surroundings.
Wreck 30, close to Tabarca Island, Alicante.  Fall,Geotagged,Parablennius tentacularis,Spain,Tentacled blenny

Behavior

The adult males guards a suitable spot, which a few females may visit and deposit their eggs, the males fertilizes the eggs and guards them until they hatch.

Habitat

Found in brackish waters, in estuaries or deltas, this demersal fish can be found in the sand at the bottom of the water in light vegetation.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderBlenniiformes
FamilyBlenniidae
GenusParablennius
SpeciesP. tentacularis
Photographed in
Spain