WoRMS taxon details
Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
126773 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126773)
accepted
Species
Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882 · unaccepted
Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927 · unaccepted
Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861 · unaccepted
Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919 · unaccepted
Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted (synonym)
Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935 · unaccepted
Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959 · unaccepted
Pictiblennius niger (Metzelaar, 1919) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126773 on 2026-08-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348 [details]
original description (of Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882) Sauvage, H.-E. (1882). Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 6: 168-176. [details]
original description (of Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927) Barnard, K. H. (1927). Diagnoses of new genera and species of South African marine fishes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> 20 (115) (8): 66-79., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932708655566 [details]
original description (of Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919) Metzelaar, J. (1919). Report on the fishes, collected by Dr. J. Boeke in the Dutch West Indies 1904-1905, with comparative notes on marine fishes of tropical West Africa. <em>F. J. Belanfante, 's-Gravenhage.</em> 1-314. [Reprinted, A., Asher, Amsterdam, 1967. Also as: Over tropisch Atlantische visschen. A. H. Kruyt, Amsterdam, 1919 (Dutch edition).]. [details]
original description (of Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935) Fowler, H. W. (1935). South African fishes received from Mr. H. W. Bell-Marley in 1935. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 87: 361-408. [details]
original description (of Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959) Poll, M. (1959). Poissons V.-Téléostéens acanthoptérygiens (deuxième partie). <em>Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles.</em> 4 (3B): 1-417, Pls. 1-7, 1 tab. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882) Sauvage, H.-E. (1882). Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. <em>Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série).</em> v. 6: 168-176. [details]
original description (of Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927) Barnard, K. H. (1927). Diagnoses of new genera and species of South African marine fishes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9).</em> 20 (115) (8): 66-79., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932708655566 [details]
original description (of Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919) Metzelaar, J. (1919). Report on the fishes, collected by Dr. J. Boeke in the Dutch West Indies 1904-1905, with comparative notes on marine fishes of tropical West Africa. <em>F. J. Belanfante, 's-Gravenhage.</em> 1-314. [Reprinted, A., Asher, Amsterdam, 1967. Also as: Over tropisch Atlantische visschen. A. H. Kruyt, Amsterdam, 1919 (Dutch edition).]. [details]
original description (of Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935) Fowler, H. W. (1935). South African fishes received from Mr. H. W. Bell-Marley in 1935. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 87: 361-408. [details]
original description (of Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959) Poll, M. (1959). Poissons V.-Téléostéens acanthoptérygiens (deuxième partie). <em>Résultats Scientifiques. Expédition Océanographique Belge dans les Eaux Côtières Africaines de l'Atlantique Sud (1948-1949). Bruxelles.</em> 4 (3B): 1-417, Pls. 1-7, 1 tab. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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 (WoRCS)
Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Spinola, M. (1807). Lettre sur quelques poissons peu connus du Golfe de Gênes, adressée à M. Faujas de Saint-Fond. <em>Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris.</em> 10: 366-380. Pl. 28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.9110 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Spinola, M. (1807). Lettre sur quelques poissons peu connus du Golfe de Gênes, adressée à M. Faujas de Saint-Fond. <em>Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris.</em> 10: 366-380. Pl. 28., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.9110 [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ringnekslijmvis | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parablennius pilicornis)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Pictiblennius niger (Metzelaar, 1919))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis Motos & Ibañez, 1977)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius pilicornis FIN026874 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius pilicornis FIN027111 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Parablennius pilicornis)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius fascigula Barnard, 1927)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius filicornis Günther, 1861)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius trifascigula Fowler, 1935)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius vandervekeni Poll, 1959)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius niger Metzelaar, 1919)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pantherinus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Pictiblennius niger (Metzelaar, 1919))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius pilicornis euskalherriensis Motos & Ibañez, 1977)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius ater Sauvage, 1882)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 34 proteins)
To GenBank (82 nucleotides; 34 proteins) (from synonym Blennius pilicornis Cuvier, 1829)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius pilicornis FIN026874 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Parablennius pilicornis FIN027111 Slide 120 mm)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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