black sea red data book - Department of Biology

Lipophrys pavo Riso, 1810
Synonyms: Blennius lepidus Pallas, 1811; Blennius pavo Risso, 1826
Common names: Georg: Parshevangi, Zgvis pinia; Turk: Horozbina
Order PERCIFORMES
Family BLENNTTDAE
Taxonomic description. D XH-XHI 21-24; AII23-25; P 13-15; VI 3. Vertebrae
40-41 (Stojanov etal., 1963; Svetovidov, 1964). Body naked, laterally compressed.
Snout short with protruding profile. Males with high crest on dorsal part of the head.
Basic colour yellow-greenish; vertical bright bars and specks on the body. Size up to
13 cm.
IUCN Status
World level:
Black Sea Regional level:
Subregion level: VU
Distribution. Mediterranean, Black Sea and Atlantic coast, from Morocco to mouth
of Loire, France (Zander, 1986). In Bulgaria comparatively rare along entire coast.
Habitat type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors. Pelagic and euryhaline,
essentially in brackish waters; vulnerable to changes in hydrochemical regime.
Biology. Reproduction in May-July. Males guard eggs between stones. Food:
benthic invertebrates, molluscs, algae.
Population trends. Declining.
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