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Rusty blenny

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rusty 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 rusty blenny live?

Not recorded

Is the rusty 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 rusty blenny classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderBlenniiformes
  5. familyBlenniidae
  6. genusParablennius
  7. SpeciesParablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)

Synonyms Blennius palmicornis, Blennius sanguinolentus, Blennius sinensis, Parablennius sanguinoletus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Black sea blennyEnglish
  • Redspeckled blennyEnglish
  • Bavosa de rocaCatalan
  • slizoun rezavýCzech
  • Blodstribet slimfiskDanish
  • Blutstriemen-SchleimfischGerman
  • ΓλινόςGreek
  • LagartinaSpanish
  • mosaiikkiluikeroFinnish
  • BaveuseFrench
  • קרנון דמומיHebrew
  • Babica balavicaCroatian
  • BausaItalian
  • roodgevlekte slijmvisDutch
  • łuczykPolish
  • CabozPortuguese
  • CoroșbinăRomanian
  • Обыкновенная морская собачкаRussian
  • barburiqi i ndryshkëtAlbanian
  • horozbinaTurkish
  • Собачка звичайнийUkrainian
  • Rabosa de RocaCatalan
  • ΛεβέραGreek
  • ΣαλιάραGreek
  • ΣαλιάρηςGreek
  • ΣαλιακούδαGreek
  • ΣτικτοσαλιάραGreek
  • Blenio RusticoSpanish
  • Baveuse RougeFrench
  • Blennie PalmicorneFrench
  • Bavosa sanguignaItalian
  • VavosItalian
  • Vavosa lisciaItalian
  • MarachombaPortuguese
  • Paslı HorozbinaTurkish
  • Морська собачка звичайнаUkrainian
  • Собачка червоно-жовтийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rusty blenny

Other species in the same genus Parablennius.

Tompot

Parablennius gattorugine

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

Horned blenny

Parablennius tentacularis

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

Red blenny

Parablennius zvonimiri

BlenniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rusty blenny?

The rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus) 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). Rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-blenny

MLA

“Rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-blenny.

BibTeX
@misc{rusty_blenny_2026,
  title = {Rusty blenny (Parablennius sanguinolentus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rusty-blenny},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}