Fish of the Parablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Tentacled blenny. Photo by © Robert A. Patzner. fishbase.org)
Tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis) was first described in 1768 by the Danish zoologist and mineralogist Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827).
It inhabits the depth of 3-15 meters. It occurs near the sandy bottom next to large stones. The maximum recorded length is 15 cm. It feeds on small bottom organisms and algae.
(Tentacled blenny. Photo © fish.kiev.ua)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of tentacled blenny (Parablennius tentacularis) in other languages as follows:
Barburiqi tentakulëgjatë (Albanian), Рогата морска кучка (Rogata morska kuchka) (Bulgarian), Κεραιοσαλιάρα (Kereosaliara) (Greek), Vleja (Spanish), Bavosa cornuta (Italian), Gehörnter Schleimfisch (German), Ślizg długoczułkowy (Polish), Длиннощупальцевая морская собачка (Dlinnoschupaljcevaja morskaja sobachka) (Russian), Babica babaroga (Serbian, Croatian), Rogata babica (Slovenian), Blennie cornue (French).