Tentacled blenny
Parablennius tentacularis
Special features
It wears its tentacles like a crown.
Appearance
The dorsal fin stretches along the entire back and together with his tentakles, it makes this fish look like a small dragon.
His body is gray and pink to red, striped with reddish-brown spots.
The body is long and cylindrical and grows up to 15cm long.
Natural enemies
Predatory fish
Dangerous/venomous
The horned hagfish is neither dangerous nor venomous.
Sketch
1. Long, backwards feathered tentacles
Pro tips
The Tentacled blenny prefers the seabed as its natural habitat.
At low tide, it sometimes spends time outside the water on rocks and stones.
It can survive this because it can breathe air and has a film of mucus over its body, which protects it from dehydration.
It feeds on algae and tiny animals.
He can often be found hidden in crevices or in discarded objects such as bottles, from which only his head sticks out.
The Tentacled blenny reproduces between March and May. Several females lay their eggs in a nest that is guarded by one male only.
Text: Carolina Leiter, Felician Hosp, Pia Balaka
Pic: Felician Hosp, Sabine Probst
Illustration: Dive Dict
