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Blennius ocellaris

Blennius ocellaris

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Blennioidei
Familia: Blenniidae
Genus: Blennius
Specie: Blennius ocellaris

Name

Blennius ocellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Butterfly blenny
Hrvatski: Babica dubinka
Italiano: Bavosa occhiuta

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The butterfly blenny, Blennius ocellaris, is a small marine blenniid fish of Northern and Western Europe, as well as the Mediterranean and Black Seas and Morocco. It can grow as large as 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It is usually found at a depth of 10–400 metres (33–1,300 ft) down, especially in areas with a rocky floor.

Description

The butterfly blenny has 11–12 dorsal spines, 14–16 dorsal soft rays, 2 anal spines and 15–16 anal soft rays. It has tentacles on the nasal opening, above the eye and on the nape near the first dorsal fin ray. The lateral line is discontinuous. The forward part of the dorsal fin is much higher than the remainder of it.

Reproduction

It spawns in late spring (as late as June in the English Channel) and hides the eggs under an abandoned shell; the male guards the eggs.[1]

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