horned blenny
Parablennius cornutus
- Usual depth1–22 m
- Water temperature15–25 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, May, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Parablennius cornutus, the horned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the southeast Atlantic ocean: northern Namibia to Sodwana Bay, South Africa. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–22 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–25 °C
Photos
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(c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- horned blenny
Other scientific names: Blennius cornutus, Blennius grandicornis, Blennius scullyi, Pictiblennius cornutus
Similar species
fringe blennyParablennius pilicornis
False Tasmanian BlennyParablennius intermedius
crested blennyParablennius laticlavius
BlennyParablennius tasmanianus
False Tasmanian BlennyParablennius postoculomaculatus
Yatabe BlennyParablennius yatabei
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 183 open-data records from 1942 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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