Ringneck Blenny (Parablennius pilicornis): facts, sounds & photos

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Ringneck Blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) lives in coastal waters across Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It feeds on not known. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Ringneck Blenny

The ringneck blenny lives from the coasts of Spain and Portugal down to Namibia, and reaches the South African shoreline between Natal and Knysna.
In the Southern Hemisphere it occurs near Brazil and Patagonia.
Scientists use this blenny as the benchmark for the whole Parablennius genus, because it was the first species described and therefore defines the group's characteristics.

At a glance

RangeAtlantic and Indian Oceans

Habitatcoastal waters

Dietnot known

About the Ringneck Blenny

The ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) reaches a length of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) SL and is found in coastal waters of the Eastern Atlantic from Spain and Portugal to Möwe Bay, Namibia, in the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, Algeria, Spain, in the Southwest Atlantic near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina, and in the Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa. It is the type species of the genus Parablennius.

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