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Portuguese Blenny

Parablennius ruber

Classification

The Portuguese blenny (Parablennius ruber), also known as the red blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean off western Europe and Macaronesia. Description The Portuguese blenny, like its sympatric congener the tompot blenny, has large pectoral fins with a long a dorsal fin which runs along the whole of the fish's back and an anal fin which is around half the length of the body. It has a square shaped caudal fin.

Distribution

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United Kingdom · 97France · 33Spain · 6