Butterfly blenny the dorsal fin is much higher than the remainder of it. It spawns in late spring (as late as June in the English Channel) and hides the eggs under an abandoned shell; the male guards the eggs. Butterfly blenny The butterfly blenny ("Blennius ocellaris") is a small marine blenniid fish of Northern and Western Europe, as well as the Mediterranean and Black Seas and Morocco. It can grow as large as in length. It is usually found at a depth of down, especially in areas with a rocky floor. The butterfly blenny has 11–12 dorsal spines, 14–16 dorsal soft rays,
Sphinx blenny mating, the blennies form distinct pairs, and the females lay up to 7000 eggs in a sitting, which are then guarded in burrows by the males. Males are known to cannibalize dead eggs to prevent infection spread amongst the healthy eggs, although in smaller broods they have also been reported consuming living eggs. It is believed that this is due to limited feeding opportunities for the males during breeding, as a result of their restriction to the nests. FishBase considers the blennies to be of Low Vulnerability, with a reproductive doubling time of less than 15 months. Sphinx blenny The