Ringneck blenny

The ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny widespread in coastal waters of Eastern Atlantic from Spain and Portugal to Möwe Bay, Namibia, in the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, Algeria, Spain. In the Southwest Atlantic it is found near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina. Also in Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa. This species reaches a length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) SL.^[2] It is the type species of the genus Parablennius^[3]

Ringneck 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. pilicornis
Binomial name
Parablennius pilicornis (G. Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882 Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927 Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861 Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919 Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836 Blennius pilicornis G. Cuvier, 1829 Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis Motos & Ibañez, 1977 Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935 Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959 Pictiblennius niger (Metzelaar, 1919)