| False Tasmanian blenny | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Parablennius |
| Species: | P. postoculomaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Parablennius postoculomaculatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parablennius postoculomaculatus, the false Tasmanian blenny, is a species of demersal tropical combtooth blenny. It is native to western Australia. [2]
The crested blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found off New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands to depths of between 1 and 3 metres. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.
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 (5.9 in) TL. 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. 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.
Parablennius cornutus, the horned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic ocean: northern Namibia to Sodwana Bay, South Africa. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.
Parablennius cyclops is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean, in the Red Sea.
Parablennius goreensis is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean. This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL. The specific name refers to the type locality, Gorée, in Senegal.
The mystery blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is widespread in Madeira, the Canary Islands and Limbe, Cameroon, off Iberian Peninsula to all parts of the Mediterranean including Morocco, the Sea of Marmara, and Black Sea. In the Black Sea it was first found in 2002 near the southern coast of Crimea, Ukraine, and soon become abundant in coastal waters from Sevastopol to Cape Fiolent. It can reach a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL.
Parablennius intermedius, the false Tasmanian blenny or horned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Indian ocean near Australian coasts. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
The mud blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, it is known only from Delagoa Bay in Mozambique. This species reaches a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL. It occurs along shallow, rocky shores down to depths of 5 metres (16 ft).
The seaweed blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of New York, Bermuda, the Bahamas, also in the Gulf of Mexico, south to southern Brazil. This species reaches a length of 8.5 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.
The cheekspot blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and adjacent parts of the Indian Ocean. This species reaches a length of from 6 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.
The ringneck blenny 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. This species reaches a length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) SL. It is the type species of the genus Parablennius
The longstriped blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northeast Atlantic off Portugal, also known from the northern Mediterranean. This species reaches a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. The identity of the person honoured by the specific name of this species was not specified but is thought to be the French painter and naturalist Jean Louis Florent Polydore Roux (1792-1833).
The Portuguese blenny, also known as the red blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean off western Europe and Macaronesia.
The rusty blenny or Black Sea blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic: Loire mouth, France to Morocco including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. This species reaches a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL.
Parablennius serratolineatus, also known as the Norfolk Island blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southwest Pacific ocean near Norfolk Island.
The Tasmanian blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Indian Ocean (Australia) to Southwest Pacific. This species reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. It is a herbivore which feeds mainly on algae and is common around man-made structures, such as jetties, and in tidal pools.
The tasseled blenny is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indo-West Pacific. A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Antalya, Turkey. This species reaches a length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.
The Yatabe blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the northwest Pacific Ocean along the coasts of southern Japan and Korea. This species reaches a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. The specific name was coined in memory of Jordan and Snyder's friend and fellow alumnus at Cornell University the botanist Riokichi Yatabe [1851-1899] who drowned in an accident while on holiday in Japan.
Zvonimir's blenny is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. This species reaches a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. The identity of the person honoured in the specific name is uncertain but is thought to be the Medieval King of Croatia and Dalmatia Demetrius Zvonimir who reigned from 1075 to 1089 probably in allusion to the area where the type was collected.
False Tasmanian blenny is a common name for several fishes native to Australia and may refer to:
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