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Devilfish

Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Status not recordedbony fish

The devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus) is a species in the family Blenniidae, order Blenniiformes.

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Quick facts about the devilfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the devilfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the devilfish as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Malta

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the devilfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the devilfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBlenniiformes
  5. familyBlenniidae
  6. genusOphioblennius
  7. SpeciesOphioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Synonyms Blennius atlanticus, Blennophis webbi, Blennophis webbii, Cynoscartes atlanticus, Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus, Ophioblennius webbii, Rupiscartes atlanticus, Salarias atlanticus, Scartichthys atlanticus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • East Atlantic redlip blennyEnglish
  • Redlip blennyEnglish
  • Rock-skipperEnglish
  • slizoun atlantskýCzech
  • Rødlæbet slimfiskDanish
  • Rotlippen-SchleimfischGerman
  • Blénido LucioSpanish
  • punahuuliluikeroFinnish
  • Blennie atlantiqueFrench
  • Bavosa atlanticaItalian
  • Roodlip-slijmvisDutch
  • PegapegaPapiamento
  • Blênio-do-coral-do-AtlânticoPortuguese
  • красногубая собачкаRussian
  • Blenio del AtlánticoSpanish
  • Rói-anzóisPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the devilfish

Other species in the same genus Ophioblennius.

Redlip blenny

Ophioblennius trinitatis

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the devilfish an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the devilfish as introduced in 1 country: Malta, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the devilfish?

The devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus) belongs to the family Blenniidae in the order Blenniiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/devilfish

MLA

“Devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/devilfish.

BibTeX
@misc{devilfish_2026,
  title = {Devilfish (Ophioblennius atlanticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/devilfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}