Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
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 ringneck blenny (Parablennius pilicornis) is a species of combtooth blenny widespread in coastal waters of Eastern Atlantic from Spain and Portugal to Möwe Bay, Namibia, in the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, Algeria, Spain. In the Southwest Atlantic it is found near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina. Also in Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa. This species reaches a length of 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) SL. It is the type species of the genus Parablennius
Wikipedia contributors, Ringneck blenny; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:30:19.532405+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- 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 pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
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 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 |
| Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis Motos & Ibañez, 1977 Motos & Ibañez, 1977 | synonym |
| Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836 Valenciennes, 1836 | synonym |
| Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927 Barnard, 1927 | synonym |
| Pictiblennius niger (Metzelaar, 1919) (Metzelaar, 1919) | synonym |
| Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861 Günther, 1861 | synonym |
| Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882 Sauvage, 1882 | synonym |
| Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919 Metzelaar, 1919 | synonym |
| Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935 Fowler, 1935 | synonym |
| Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959 Poll, 1959 | 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=126773 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:4CMJ7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.