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Parablennius gattorugine

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES BLENNIIDAE

Scientific Name: Parablennius gattorugine
Species Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name/s:
English – Tompot blenny
French – Baveuse, Cabot
Spanish – Cabruza, Rabosa
Synonym/s:
Blennius gattorugine Linnaeus, 1758
Blennius gattorugine Linnaeus, 1758
Blennius ruber Valenciennes, 1836
Blennius ruber Valenciennes, 1836
Blennius varus Pallas, 1814
Blennius varus Pallas, 1814
Parablennius gattorougine (Linnaeus, 1758)
Parablennius gattorougine (Linnaeus, 1758)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2011
Assessor/s: Antonio Di Natale, Murat Bilecenoglu, Michel Bariche, Can Bizsel, Enric Massuti, Jeffrey Williams, Matthew Craig
Reviewer/s: Livingstone, S., Harwell, H., Polidoro, B., Carpenter, K.E., Knapp, L. & Elfes, C.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species is widespread and common with no known major threats. The population is considered stable. This species is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: In the northeast Atlantic, this species is present from south France to Morocco. Some past papers reported this species present in the Azores and Madeira Islands, however it has been concluded that the occurrences were misidentifications of Parablennius ruber (Oliveira et al. 1992).

It is also present in the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Also, it is found in the Balearic Islands (Fischer et al. 2007).
Countries:
Native:
Albania; Algeria; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Egypt; France; Georgia; Gibraltar; Greece; Israel; Italy; Lebanon; Libya; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Slovenia; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Tunisia; Turkey; Ukraine
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – northeast; Mediterranean and Black Sea
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Population [top]

Population: The average fish density was 0.18 and 0.08 fish per 100m2 in sampling areas in the Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea (Lipej et al. 2003).
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits rocky reefs. It spawns from March to May. Spawning males reside in holes where several females spawn. Males guards the eggs from several females, until larvae are about one month old (Muus and Nielsen 1999).
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No specific conservation measures are in place for this species but it is widespread and may occur in protected areas.
Citation: Antonio Di Natale, Murat Bilecenoglu, Michel Bariche, Can Bizsel, Enric Massuti, Jeffrey Williams, Matthew Craig 2011. Parablennius gattorugine. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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