Tasmanian blenny

Tasmanian blenny
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Parablennius
Species:	P. tasmanianus
Binomial name
	Parablennius tasmanianus; (J. Richardson, 1842)
Synonyms
	Blennius maoricus Kner, 1864; Blennius tasmanianus J. Richardson, 1842; Blennius victoriae Fowler, 1908; Parablennius tasmanianus caledoniensis Bath, 1989;

The Tasmanian blenny (Parablennius tasmanianus) is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Indian Ocean (Australia) to Southwest Pacific (New Zealand). This species reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.^[2] It is a herbivore which feeds mainly on algae and is common around man-made structures, such as jetties, and in tidal pools.^[3]

References

^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parablennius tasmanianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342223A48393166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342223A48393166.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parablennius tasmanianus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
^ Dianne J. Bray. "Parablennius tasmanianus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 19 Mar 2019.

External links

Fishes of Australia : Parablennius tasmanianus

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Williams, J.T. (2014). "Parablennius tasmanianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342223A48393166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342223A48393166.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parablennius tasmanianus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

[FoA-3] Dianne J. Bray. "Parablennius tasmanianus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 19 Mar 2019.

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