Tompot blenny inquisitive and are often seen by scuba divers. Tompots are usually a deep brown/orange, and are distinguished by a pair of lappets (tentacles) above the eyes and seven or more darker stripes along the body. It feeds on sea anemones or crustaceans. As most fish, tompots harbour several species of parasites, including the capillariid Nematode "Pseudocapillaria bainae". This parasite has been found in the intestine of specimens caught off Italy and Montenegro. Its biology is unknown. Tompot blenny The tompot blenny ("Parablennius gattorugine") is a medium-sized blenny growing to about , part of the large family of blennies that live
Sphinx blenny Sphinx blenny The Sphinx blenny ("Aidablennius sphynx") is a species of combtooth blenny, and the only species in the genus "Aidablennius". It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, originally under the genus "Blennius", and was later reassigned under ""Aidablennius"" by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1947. It is a subtropical blenny known from Morocco, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also from the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Sphinx blennies inhabit shallow, rocky waters in the littoral zone, with sunlight exposure. They feed primarily on benthic algae, weeds and invertebrates. Sphinx blennies can measure up to long in total length. In