Basilisk Blenny
(Salaria basilisca)

Classification

Species: Salaria basilisca
Genus: Salaria

General data

Scientific names: Basilisk Blenny
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Subtropical
Native to coasts of: Africa, Europe, Asia

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.