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Parablennius pilicornis
Its scientific name comes from the Greek: for (next to) + blennios (mucus) + pilicornis (hair horns). Adults prefer rocky shores, often on steep walls of sites exposed to waves. They are oviparous, the eggs are attached to the interior of the nest through a filamentous adhesive pad, which after hatching the larvae are planktonic in shallow water. The yellow livery indicates that it is a male in heat.
Rocky coast of Cabo de Palos.
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