Rock-pool blenny

The rock-pool blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern central Atlantic Ocean.^[2] This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL.^[3]

Rock-pool blenny
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Parablennius
Species:	P. parvicornis
Binomial name
Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
Blennius bouvieri Rochebrune, 1880 Blennius canariensis D. S. Jordan & Gunn, 1898 Blennius parvicornis Valenciennes, 1836 Blennius sanguinolentus (non Pallas, 1811) Pictiblennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)

The fish is found in tidal hollows, rock pools, hence its English name. They are found in areas open to sunlight, between stones and thickets of seaweed. They mostly eat algae.^[3] It is found in Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores and along the coast of West Africa.^[1]