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Fringe blenny

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Status not recordedbony fish

The fringe blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a species in the family Blenniidae, order Blenniiformes.

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Quick facts about the fringe blenny

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 fringe blenny live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the fringe blenny 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 fringe blenny 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 fringe blenny classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBlenniiformes
  5. familyBlenniidae
  6. genusParablennius
  7. SpeciesParablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)

Synonyms Blennius ater, Blennius fascigula, Blennius filicornis, Blennius niger, Blennius pantherinus, Blennius pilicornis, Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis, Blennius trifascigula, Blennius vandervekeni, Pictiblennius niger

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Hairy-horned blennyEnglish
  • Ringneck blennyEnglish
  • Ringhals-blennieAfrikaans
  • Bavosa de plomallCatalan
  • slizoun jemnorohýCzech
  • Frynsehornet slimfiskDanish
  • Variabler SchleimfischGerman
  • MomaSpanish
  • Võrukael-ebalimakalaEstonian
  • sokkeloluikeroFinnish
  • Blennie pilicorneFrench
  • Bavosa africanaItalian
  • ringnekslijmvisDutch
  • Maria-da-tocaPortuguese
  • Кольчужная собачкаRussian
  • Blenio CornudoSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fringe blenny

Other species in the same genus Parablennius.

Tompot

Parablennius gattorugine

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

Rusty blenny

Parablennius sanguinolentus

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

Horned blenny

Parablennius tentacularis

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

Red blenny

Parablennius zvonimiri

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFringe blenny vs TompotFringe blenny vs Rusty blennyFringe blenny vs Striped blennyFringe blenny vs Horned blenny

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the fringe blenny an invasive species?

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

What kind of animal is the fringe blenny?

The fringe blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) 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). Fringe blenny (Parablennius pilicornis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fringe-blenny

MLA

“Fringe blenny (Parablennius pilicornis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fringe-blenny.

BibTeX
@misc{fringe_blenny_2026,
  title = {Fringe blenny (Parablennius pilicornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fringe-blenny},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}