Butterfly blenny 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, 2 anal spines and 15–16 anal soft rays. It has tentacles on the nasal opening, above the eye and on the nape near the first dorsal fin ray. The lateral line is discontinuous. The forward part of
Leaping blenny Leaping blenny The leaping blenny ("Alticus saliens"), also known as the jumping blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus "Alticus". There is some uncertainty as to whether it was first described by J.R. Forster in 1788 or B.G.E. Lacepède in 1800, although Fishbase currently accredits it to Forster. It was originally described as a member of the genus "Blennius". It is a tropical blenny known from the Pacific and Indian oceans, including the Red Sea, the Society Islands, the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, Queensland, Australia; and the Mariana Islands. Leaping blennies have been recorded at