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Classification : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) .. Perciformes (Perch-likes) ..
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) .. Salariinae .. Parablennius thysanius (FishBase).
The Tasseled Blenny (Parablennius thysanius D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907) is a species of
combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. This species reaches a
length of 6.2 centimeters (2.4 inch) (Wikipedia).
Adults are found solitary or in small groups in sheltered turbid coastal reefs.
Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a
filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow,
coastal waters (FishBase).
It is a small fish, with elongated body, and relatively large eyes and mouth. Their dorsal
fins are continuous and long; the pelvic fins typically have a single embedded spine and
are short and slender, situated before the pectoral fins. The tail fin is rounded. The blunt
head possess elaborate whisker-like structures called cirri. As generally benthic fish, it
spends much of their time on or near the sea floor (Wikipedia).
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16
– 17 (FishBase).
‫الفُجٌرة‬ ‫بحر‬ ً‫ف‬ " 10 ‫"إنشكٌب‬ ‫الغارلة‬ ‫السفٌنة‬ ‫مولع‬ ً‫ف‬ ‫بحبل‬ ‫رتبطة‬ ‫م‬ ُ ‫بحرٌة‬ ‫كرة‬ ‫على‬ ‫الشراشٌب‬ ‫ذات‬ )ً‫(بلٌن‬ ‫الدلٌنس‬ ‫سمكة‬
. 05.05.0100 ... ‫خلف‬ ‫عُال‬ ‫الكابتن‬ ‫الغواصٌن‬ ‫دربة‬ ‫م‬ ُ ‫و‬ ‫حٌطات‬ ‫م‬ ُ ‫وال‬ ‫البحار‬ ‫غواصة‬ ‫عدسة‬ ... ‫أمتار‬ 8 ‫عُمك‬ ‫على‬
The Tasseled Blenny ( Parablennius thysanius ), 8 meters deep at the ship wreck “Inchcape 10” site
in Fujairah Sea. Photo by PADI Instructor Ola Khalaf. 05.05.2017. http://uae - fish.webs.com/
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 162 – June 2018