Latin name: Lipophrys pholis
Size: up to 16cm long
Colour: variable, usually brown and green with dark markings
Habitat: rocky shores under rocks and amongst seaweed
Facts:
Size: up to 16cm long
Colour: variable, usually brown and green with dark markings
Habitat: rocky shores under rocks and amongst seaweed
Facts:
- These fish change colour to blend in with rocks and seaweed
- They have sharp teeth for crunching barnacles off rocks. Will bite humans when frightened
- Males turn black with white lips when breeding and guard the eggs until they hatch
- As the tide retreats they can survive in a damp hole out of water
- Similar to gobies but blennies only have one fin on their backs (gobies have two)
