''Parablennius'' is a diverse

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of combtooth blennies found in the

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Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus: * '' Parablennius cornutus'' (

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, 1758) * '' Parablennius cyclops'' ( Rüppell, 1830) * '' Parablennius dialloi''

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Parablennius gattorugine The tompot blenny (''Parablennius gattorugine'') is a species of combtooth blenny from the north eastern Atlantic Ocean which is found in shallow, coastal waters off western Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa. Description The tompot blen ...

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, 1758) – Tompot blenny * '' Parablennius goreensis'' (

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, 1836) * '' Parablennius incognitus'' (

, 1968) – Mystery blenny * '' Parablennius intermedius'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1915) – Horned blenny * '' Parablennius laticlavius'' (

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, 1926) – Crested blenny * '' Parablennius lodosus'' (

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, 1959) – Mud blenny * '' Parablennius marmoreus'' ( Poey, 1876) – Seaweed blenny * '' Parablennius opercularis'' ( J. A. Murray, 1887) – Cheekspot blenny * '' Parablennius parvicornis'' (

, 1836) – Rock-pool blenny * '' Parablennius pilicornis'' (

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, 1829) – Ringneck blenny * '' Parablennius postoculomaculatus''

& Hutchins, 1986 – False Tasmanian blenny * '' Parablennius rouxi'' (

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, 1833) – Longstriped blenny * '' Parablennius ruber'' (

, 1836) – Portuguese blenny * '' Parablennius salensis'' (

, 1990 * '' Parablennius sanguinolentus'' (

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, 1814) – Rusty blenny * '' Parablennius serratolineatus''

& Hutchins, 1986 * '' Parablennius sierraensis''

, 1990 * '' Parablennius tasmanianus'' ( J. Richardson, 1842) – Tasmanian blenny * '' Parablennius tentacularis'' ( Brünnich, 1768) – Tentacled blenny * '' Parablennius thysanius'' ( D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907) – Tasseled blenny * '' Parablennius verryckeni'' (

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, 1959) * '' Parablennius yatabei'' ( D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900) – Yatabe blenny * '' Parablennius zvonimiri'' ( Kolombatović, 1892) – Zvonimir's blenny

References

Salarinae {{Blenniidae-stub