Description

Also known as Common Blenny, Common Shanny, Coral Blenny, European Shanny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Shan.

Found singly, in or out of shallow waters, often hiding under rocks and seaweeds, over inter-tidal rock pools and rocky reefs, more active during the day at high tide. Breaths air when out the water.
They feed on algae, crustaceans, benthic invertebrates and worms.
Length - 17cm
Depth - 0-8m
Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean

Combtooth Blennies are the largest family of blennies, found in both tropical and subtropical waters and freshwater habitats as the name suggests they have comb like teeth lining their jaws.
Reef and rock blennies are usually territorial and have their own areas of rock pools which they skip and jump over, scraping algae from the surface of dead corals. Some male blennies have small harems of arguing females.
Males and females often have different colouring and features. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Lipophrys-pholis