Species FAO code: NUO

Blennius ocellaris

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Cyprus	el σάλιαρος	–
France	fr blennie	–
Spain	es Torillo	Catalonia: Bavosa Catalonia: Ase mossegaire

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758

Scientific name

Blennius ocellaris

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

NUO

Morphological description

Gill membranes not forming a fold across isthmus. Tentacles on nasal opening, above eye and on nape near first dorsal fin ray. Dentaries joined by suture. Lateral line reduced, discontinuous. Anterior part of dorsal fin conspicuously higher than posterior part.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyBlenniidae
    - GenusBlennius
      - SpeciesBlennius ocellaris

Synonyms

Blennius occelaris Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758

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Blennius ocellaris

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea