Parablennius marmoreus
Seaweed blenny
Parablennius marmoreus, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Parablennius marmoreus, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Parablennius marmoreus, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Parablennius marmoreus, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Parablennius marmoreus, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
White and brown speckled body with a row of paired dark brown/black spots along mid body which can merge to create a solid line, another row of dark spots along lower sides and often a spot on the fore part of the dorsal fin. Patterning can vary and a bright yellow colour form exists. Usually found on rocks and in crevices and holes in the reef, or occasionally among mangrove roots.
Information
Max Size: 9 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21-30.5°C
Depth: 0-25m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4.6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields