Husbandry
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Along the coasts of France (Brittany), the Iberian Peninsula, Morocco, the Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara southwards to Senegal, the Canary Islands and Madeira.
Biology
Intertidal, occurs in wave-battered rocky shores of coastal waters.
Prefers crevices and troughs in steep walls.
May remain out of water under rocks or seaweeds.
Very inactive except during spawning.
Feeds on mussels, other benthic invertebrates and algae.
Breathes air when out of water.
Only known nocturnally active combtooth blenny. Oviparous.
Eggs are demersal and adhesive.
Synonymised taxa:
Blennius trigloides Valenciennes, 1836
Lipophrys sabry Bath, 1983
Lipophrys trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)
Pholis trigloides (Valenciennes, 1836)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salariinae (Subfamily) > Lipophrys (Genus) > Lipophrys trigloides (Species)