Author: (Cuvier, 1829)

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Diagnosis: dorsal finrays XII + 21; anal finrays II + 23; pectoral finrays 14; pelvic finrays I + 3. Colour: variable, mostly 'spot pattern'; basically yellowish-green and body and dorsal fin with irregular dark brown spots. Spawning males with bulb glands on spiny anal finrays. Size: to 11 cm.

Habitat: rocky shores, often at steep walls of surf-exposed sites, from 0.3 to 6 m. Food: invertebrates, especially polychaetes. Reproduction: no data.

Distribution: Mediterranean (Spain, Morocco, Algeria, France, Baleares, Scicily), eastern Atlantic from Portugal to South Africa and off Brazil.

Eggs, larvae and young stages. No data.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Superclass Gnathostomata
Class Osteichthyes
Order Perciformes
Suborder Gobioidei
Family Blenniidae
Genus Parablennius
Species Parablennius pilicornis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms:

Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829, Règne animal, ed. II, 2: 237. No type material.
Blennius pilicornis: Valenciennes, 1836, in Cuv. & Val., 11: 254.
Blennius pantherinus Valenviennes, 1836, in Cuv. & Val., 1836, 11: 262. Holotype: MNHN no. A 1843 (Coast of Brazil).
Blennius filicornis: Günther, 1861, 3: 216 [err.type].
Blennius fascigula: Smith, 1931: 152, pl. 16; 1949: 344, pl. 76 (fig. 951) Penrith & Penrith, 1972: 72-75, fig. 9-11.
Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 87: 404, fig. 36.
Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959, Expéd. océan. belge, 4 (3B): 66-67, fig. 24. Holotype: ISNB no. 375, 83 mm, syntype: MRAC no. 126645, 35 mm (Bay of Lobito, Angola).
Blennius vandervekeni: Bath, 1966: 411-417, 8 fig. Zander, 1969: 59-63 Zander, 1972b: 209, fig. 12e-f.
? Blennius goreennsis (nec Valenciennes, 1836): Aloncle, 1967c: 105-109, 1 fig.
Parablennius pilicornis: Bath, 1977: 197-198, fig. 44, 74.


Common names:

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Aloncle, H. 1967c. Remarques sur une variété locale de Blennius goreennsis Valenciennes 1836, espèce nouvelle pour les côtes du Maroc atlantique. Bull. Inst. Pêch. marit. Maroc, (15) :105-109, 1 fig.

Bath, H. 1966b. Erstmaliger Nachweis von Blennius vandervekeni Poll 1959 im Mittelmeer (Pisces, Blennioidea, Blenniidae). Senckenberg. biol, Frankfurt, 47(5):411-417.

Bath, H. 1977. Revision der Blenniini (Pisces - Blenniidae). Senckenbergiana Biol, 57 (1976) (4/6): 167-234, 78 fig.

Cuvier, G. 1829. Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Nouvelle édition, Paris, 2: pp. 122-406 [March 1829].

Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. 1828-1849. Histoire naturelle des Poissons, Paris-Strasbourg, 22 vol., 11030 pp., 621 pl. (numb. 1-650).1,1828: xvi+573 pp., pl. I-VIII [author: Cuvier]; 2, 1828: xxi+490 pp., pl. 9-40 [Cuv.: pp. 1-238, pp. 249-262, pp. 387-490; Val.: pp. 238-249, pp. 262-386]; 3 April 1829: xxiii+500 pp., pl. 41-71 [Cuvier]; 4, 1829: xxvi+518 pp., pl. 72-99 [Cuvier]; 5, 1830: xxviii+499 pp., pl. 100-140 [Cuvier]; 6, 1830: xxiv+pp.559 pp., pl. 141-169 [Val.: pp. 1-425, 493-559; Cuv.: 426-491]; 7, 1831: xxix + 531 pp., pl. 170-208 [Cuv.: 1-440; Val.: pp. 441-531]; 8, 1832: xix+509 pp., pl. 209-245 [Cuv.: pp. 1-470; Val.: pp. 471-509]; 9, 1833: xxix+512 pp., pl. 246-279 [Cuv.: pp. 1-198, pp. 330-359, pp. 372-427; Val.: pp. 199-329, pp. 359-371, pp. 429-512]; 10, 1835: xxiv+482 pp., pl. 280-306 [Val.]; 11, 1836: xx+506 pp., pl. 307-343 [Val.]; 12, 1837: xxix+507 pp., pl. 344-368 [Val.]; 13, 1839: xix+505 pp., pl. 369-388 [Val.]; 14, 1840: xxii+464 pp., pl. 389-420 [Val.]; 15, 1840: xxi + 540 pp., pl. 421-455 [Val.]; 16, 1842: xx+472 pp., pl. 456-487 [Val.]; 17, 1844: xxiii+497 pp., pl. 487-519 [Val.]; 18, 1846: xix+505 pp., pl. 520-553 [Val.]; 19, 1847: xix+544 pp., pl. 554-590 [Val.]; 20, 1847: xviii+472 pp., pl. 591-606 [Val.]; 21, 1848: xiv+536 pp., pl. 607-633 [Val.]; 22, 1849: xx+532 pp., pl. 634-650 [Val.].

Fowler, H. W. 1935. South African Fishes Received from Mr. H. W. Bell-Marley in 1935. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad, 87: pp. 361-408, fig. 1-39.

Günther, A. 1861b. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. 3. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi. London, xxv+586 pp.

Motos, L. ; Ibanez, M. 1977. Notas ictiologica V: Blennius pilicornis Cuvier 1829 ssp. nov. euskalerriensis, especie nueva para el litoral de la Costa vasca y descripcion de una subespecie. Munibe, 29, (34): pp. 231-236,1 pl., 2 fig.

Penrith, M. J.; Penrith, M. L. 1972. The Blenniidae of western Southern Africa.Cimbebasia, (A) 2 (5): 65-90.

Poll, M. 1959. Poissons. V. Téléostéens Acanthoptérygiens (2e partie). Rés. Sci. Expéd. océanogr. belg. Eaux côt. afr. Atlant. Sud (1948-1949), 4 (3B): 417 pp., 127 fig., 7 pl.

Smith, J. L. B. 1931. New and little known fish from the south and east coasts of Africa. Rec. Albany Mus., 4 (1) :145-160, 2 fig., pl. XVI.

Smith, J. L. B. 1949b. The sea fishes of southern Africa. South Africa, 580 p., 111 pl., 1232 fig. (other editions: 1950, 1953, 1961, 1965, 1970).

Zander, C. D. 1969. Mitteilung über die Verbreitung und Ökologie von Blennioidei des Mittelmeeres (Pisces). Mitt. Hamb. zool. Mus. Inst., 66: 59-63.

Zander, C. D. 1972. Beitrage zur Oekologie und Biologie von Blenniidae (Pisces) des Mittelmeeres. HelgoL wiss Meereunters. 23 :193-231,18 fig.

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