The peacock blenny

peacock blenny

Scientific name	Salaria pavo
Descriptor	Risso
Year of description	1810
IUCN category (World)	LC
Family	Blenniidae
Genus	Salaria

Introduction

Salaria pavo, commonly known as peacock blenny, is a brackish water and salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

10 cm
Maximum size

13 cm
Mimicry

rocky bottoms
Pattern

ponctuations

Average size

10 cm
Maximum size

13 cm
Mimicry

rocky bottoms
Pattern

ponctuations

How to recognize the peacock blenny ?

The peacock blenny measures between 10 and 13 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly bleu, marron and beige body. The also has bleu ponctuations.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency
Sociability

living as a couple or alone
territorial

Yes
Way of living

diurnal

The peacock blenny is a fish living as a couple or alone naturally found on the bottom. This species is omnivorous with carnivorous tendency .

This species is territorial and does not appreciate the presence of intruders nearby, especially animals with similar behavior. It can also be virulent toward conspecifics. However, the peacock blenny has little concern for non-territorial animals.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert
Polygamy

Yes

The peacock blenny is a fish ovipare qui pond sur substrat découvert. In this species, the dominant males are polygamous and reproduce each season with several females. This fish protects its eggs from nearby predators.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Mediterranean Sea Temperate Eastern Atlantic Ocean

islands

Corsica Sardinia Sicily

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : LC

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

8 - 28 °C
Depth

0 - 1 m
Flow

Medium

Biotope presentation

The peacock blenny is most often found at a depth between 0m and 1m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

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