False Tasmanian Blenny
Parablennius intermedius
- Usual depth0–4 m
- Water temperature17–28 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Parablennius intermedius, the false Tasmanian blenny or horned blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Indian ocean near Australian coasts. This species reaches a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Parablennius intermedius”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 118 records
- February: 135 records
- March: 166 records
- April: 105 records
- May: 90 records
- June: 53 records
- July: 37 records
- August: 41 records
- September: 55 records
- October: 79 records
- November: 77 records
- December: 84 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 3.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–28 °C
Photos
(c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gary Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- False Tasmanian Blenny, Horned Blenny
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Blenio Cornudo Moteado
Other scientific names: Blennius intermedius, Pictiblennius iredalei
Similar species
fringe blennyParablennius pilicornis
crested blennyParablennius laticlavius
BlennyParablennius tasmanianus
horned blennyParablennius cornutus
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).
- 308 open-data records from 1934 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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