Crested Blenny (Parablennius laticlavius): facts, sounds & photos

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Crested Blenny (Parablennius laticlavius) lives in shallow coastal waters across Australia and New Zealand. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Crested Blenny

Just a meter or two beneath the surf, the crested blenny makes its home, preferring waters no deeper than three metres (about ten feet), a depth range that keeps it right in the splash zone where tide pools swirl. This proximity to the shoreline lets researchers observe its habits without a deep-sea dive, showing how some fish thrive in the most turbulent edge of the ocean.
At a maximum total length of only 8 centimetres (just over three inches), this tiny combtooth blenny...
Found from the coasts of New South Wales through New Zealand to the remote Kermadec Islands, the crested blenny spans a surprisingly wide stretch of the Southern Pacific.

At a glance

RangeAustralia and New Zealand

Habitatshallow coastal waters

Dietnot known

About the Crested Blenny

The crested blenny (Parablennius laticlavius) is a combtooth blenny found off New South Wales, Australia, New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands, occurring at depths of about one to three metres and reaching a total length of about eight centimetres.

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