The tasseled blenny (Parablennius thysanius) is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indo-West Pacific. A single specimen was reported in 2013 in the Mediterranean Sea off Antalya, Turkey.[2] This species reaches a length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) TL.[3]

Tasseled blenny
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Parablennius
Species:
P. thysanius
Binomial name
Parablennius thysanius
Synonyms
  • Blennius thysanius Jordan & Seale, 1907

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parablennius thysanius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46079924A48376643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079924A48376643.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Parablennius thysanius). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Parablennius_thysanius.pdf
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parablennius thysanius". FishBase. February 2013 version.