Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mystery blenny (Parablennius incognitus) is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is widespread in Madeira, the Canary Islands and Limbe, Cameroon, off Iberian Peninsula to all parts of the Mediterranean including Morocco, the Sea of Marmara, and Black Sea. In the Black Sea it was first found in 2002 near the southern coast of Crimea, Ukraine, and soon become abundant in coastal waters from Sevastopol to Cape Fiolent. It can reach a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Mystery blenny; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:19.531221+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
- Name authority
- (Bath, 1968)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Parablennius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilySalariinae Gill, 1859
- genusParablennius Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
- speciesParablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Parablennius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius opercularis (Murray, 1887) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius postoculomaculatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius sierraensis Bath, 1990 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parablennius yatabei (Jordan & Snyder, 1900) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pictiblennius incognitus (Bath, 1968) (Bath, 1968) | synonym |
| Blennius ponticus incognitus Bath, 1968 Bath, 1968 | synonym |
| Blennius incognitus Bath, 1968 Bath, 1968 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126771 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4CMHV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.