Basilisk Blenny
(Salaria basilisca)
General data
Scientific names:
Basilisk Blenny
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Subtropical
Salaria basilisca is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Mediterranean Sea near Tunisia and Turkey, also in the Adriatic Sea.
This species reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.
It is found among seagrass, sometimes where there is a rocky substrate. The male guards the eggs produced by several females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites with individuals being females while young changing to males later.
