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(Ref. 137629) FB-GeneralDescr-25971 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2014-01-20 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25971 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Found in very shallow, rocky, littoral zone, exposed to sunlight and surf; on horizontal, algae-covered terraces. Feed on benthic invertebrates and algae (Ref. 5981). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Males guard eggs in burrows (Ref. 5981). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114). Zander, C.D. 1986 Blenniidae. p. 1096-1112. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 5981) FB-Distribution-25971 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2025-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25971 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Eastern Atlantic: Morocco. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Zander, C.D. 1986 Blenniidae. p. 1096-1112. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 5981) FB-LifeCycle-25971 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2014-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25971&StockCode=20482 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Males guard eggs in burrows (Ref. 5981). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-25971 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-11-26 00:00:00 2025-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public sphynx http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Feeds on benthic invertebrates and algae (Refs. 5981, 137629). Dwells in rocky shores. Recorded from water temperatures between 15 (Ref. 40137) to 26.4°C (Ref. 137629). Zander, C.D. 1986 Blenniidae. p. 1096-1112. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 5981) FB-Size-25971 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2014-01-20 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25971 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 8.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5981)) Zander, C.D. 1986 Blenniidae. p. 1096-1112. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 5981) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-25971 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1997-01-20 00:00:00 2014-01-20 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25971 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 137629) Hallom, N., A. Ibrahim and M. Galiya 2014 First record of the hen-like blenny <i>Aidablennius sphynx</i> (Blenniidae) from Syrian marine waters (eastern Mediterranean). Mar. Biodivers. Rec. 7:e73. (Ref. 137629)