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
Kirk's blenny maximum total length of 11 centimetres (4.33 inches), and feed primarily off of benthic algae. Kirk's blenny The Kirk's blenny ("Alticus kirkii") is a species of combtooth blenny (family Blenniidae) in the genus "Alticus". It was described by A. Günther in 1964, originally as a member of the genus "Salarias". It is a tropical blenny which is known from the Red Sea, Mozambique, Réunion, the Persian Gulf, and India, in the Indian ocean. Kirk's blennies inhabit waters near the shore, and often spend time out of the water. They are able to breathe air when on land. They are oviparous,