Tompot Blenny (Parablennius gattorugine)

Also known as Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Tompot

Description

Also known as Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Tompot.

Found singly or in small schools, over shallow rocky and seaweed covered areas of coastal reefs.
They feed on crustaceans.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 3-32m
Widespread Northeast 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/Parablennius-gattorugine.html

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