Tompot blenny: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tompot blenny lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Parablennius gattorugine
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Blenniiformes
Family	Blenniidae

Where does the tompot blenny live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tompot blenny in 12 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the tompot blenny endangered?

The tompot blenny’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tompot blenny?

The tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) is a ray-finned fish in the order Blenniiformes and the family Blenniidae, genus Parablennius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tompot blenny

The tompot blenny (Parablennius gattorugine) is a species of combtooth blenny from the north eastern Atlantic Ocean which is found in shallow, coastal waters off western Europe, the Mediterranean and North Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tompot blenny (revision 1315251981), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1419990 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).