Peacock blenny
(Salaria pavo)

Classification

Species: Salaria pavo
Genus: Salaria

General data

Scientific names: Peacock blenny
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Subtropical
Native to coasts of: Africa, Europe, Asia

Salaria pavo, the peacock blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic coast from France to Morocco; also in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the eastern Adriatic Sea.

This species has colonised the northern Red Sea by anti-Lessepsian migration through the Suez Canal.

The peacock blenny reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.