Blennius normani Poll 1949

Description: Body length range 7.8-11.7 cm. Dorsal fin XI,13-14; anal fin II,15-16; caudal fin 13, median 8 or 9 branched; procurrent rays dorsally 3-5, ventrally 2-4. Vertebrae 11 + 20-21 (usually 21). Epuralia 2, hypurale minimale 1, precaudal vertebrae pleuralia 3-11, caudal vertebrae last epipleuralia 6-7. Lateral line tubed scales 11-14, terminates between rays 6-13 of dorsal fin. Nuchal skin flaps absent (Ref. 41096).

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 31 - 32

Adults are found on sand-mud bottoms (Ref. 5377). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

fisheries: of no interest

Blennius normani is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL. The specific name honours the British ichthyologist John Roxborough Norman (1898-1944) of the British Museum (Natural History).