WoRMS taxon details
Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876)
159609 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159609)
accepted
Species
Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876) Poey, F. (1876). Enumeratio piscium cubensium (Parte Segunda). <em>Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid.</em> v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876): 131-176 [89-134] (3 May), 177-218 [135-176] (4 Oct.), Pls. 7-10. [Double pagination. Also a separate including parts 2-3, pp. 89-209, Pls. 4-9. Part 3 continues in v. 5; Part 4, Index in v. 6 (1877).]. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: from 43.7°N, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America
Distribution Western Atlantic: from 43.7°N, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159609 on 2025-09-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876) Poey, F. (1876). Enumeratio piscium cubensium (Parte Segunda). <em>Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Madrid.</em> v. 5 (for 5 Apr. 1876): 131-176 [89-134] (3 May), 177-218 [135-176] (4 Oct.), Pls. 7-10. [Double pagination. Also a separate including parts 2-3, pp. 89-209, Pls. 4-9. Part 3 continues in v. 5; Part 4, Index in v. 6 (1877).]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Omnivorous, but feeds mostly on algae [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: from 43.7°N, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America [details]
Habitat Inhabits eroded basins and limestone boulders covered by an algal mat, sea fans, etc. Sometimes around mangrove roots, young are sometimes found in floating Sargassum. [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Importance Social- aquarium fish [details]
To Barcode of Life (36 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parablennius marmoreus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876)
To FishBase images (Parablennius marmoreus, USA, by Burek, Joyce/Frank)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius marmoreus USNM 406272 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius marmoreus USNM 406272 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parablennius marmoreus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876)
To FishBase images (Parablennius marmoreus, USA, by Burek, Joyce/Frank)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Blennius marmoreus Poey, 1876)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius marmoreus USNM 406272 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius marmoreus USNM 406272 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
