Peacock blenny

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.^[1] The peacock blenny reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.^[2] The peacock blenny have unique reproductive behaviors. Bourgeois males typically build and guard nests. Sneaker males will mimic female behaviors in order to approach nests and fertilize eggs.^[3]

Peacock blenny
Male
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Salaria
Species:	S. pavo
Binomial name
Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)
Synonyms
Blennius pavo Risso, 1810 Lipophrys pavo (Risso, 1810)

References

1. Antonio Di Natale, Murat Bilecenoglu, Michel Bariche, Can Bizsel, Enric Massuti, Jeffrey Williams, Matthew Craig (2014). "Salaria pavo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185175A1776635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185175A1776635.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Salaria pavo ". FishBase. February 2013 version.
3. Gonçalves, D., Fagundes, T., & Oliveira, R. (2003). "Reproductive behaviour of sneaker males of the peacock blenny". Journal of Fish Biology. 63 (2): 528–532. Bibcode:2003JFBio..63..528G. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00157.x. hdl:10400.12/1297.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

General references

Pallaoro, A. (2007). "The diet of peacock blenny, Salaria pavo (Blenniidae), in the eastern Adriatic Sea". Cybium. 31: 1–7. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links

• Media related to Salaria pavo at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Peacock blenny at Wikispecies