| Ringneck blenny | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Parablennius |
| Species: | P. pilicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829) |
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Parablennius pilicornis, known commonly as the Ringneck blenny,[1] is a species of combtooth blenny. Widespread in coastal waters of Eastern Atlantic from Spain and Portugal to Möwe Bay, Namibia, in the Mediterranean Sea from Morocco, Algeria, Spain. In the Southwest Atlantic it is found near Brazil and Patagonia, Argentina. Also in Western Indian Ocean from Natal to Knysna in South Africa.[2] Subtropical marine demersal fish up to 12.7 cm length.