Peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)

Scientific name: Salaria pavo Risso, 1810

Peacock blenny (Salaria pavo)

The Peacock blenny (Salaria pavo) is a brackish-water fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Atlantic coast from France to Morocco; also in the Mediterranean and Black seas and in the Suez Canal.

Biology

Occur in the intertidal zone and shallow bottoms, on rocks or sand between pebbles and vegetation. Often in brackish waters down to 5 ppt. Inhabit crevices or piddock holes, males remain in cavities above water-level during low tide. Feed on benthic invertebrates, mainly mollusks, also algae. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive. Has been reared in captivity.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Salaria pavo
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Atlantic coast from France to Morocco; also in the Mediterranean and Black seas and in the Suez Canal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.50)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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