Butterfly blenny
Blennius ocellaris
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Blennius
Where to Find
Found in 22 diving areas across 11 countries and 2 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 7 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 158 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 117 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 150 records
- Corsica, France - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 11 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 21 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 13 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 2 records
- Portofino & Liguria, Italy - 2 records
- Sardinia, Italy - 1 records
- Ustica, Italy - 2 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 4 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 7 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 4 records
- Azores, Portugal - 1 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 53 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 44 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 38 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 5 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 368 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 4 records