Also spawn demersal eggs on bottom substrate, male or both parents tend eggs. Planktonic larvae with elongate body, small head, short gut. Continuous dorsal and anal fins extend over long tail margin. Jugular pelvic fins with 2-4 soft rays each, appearing in post-flexion stage. Spines on pre-opercle. Many species with row of melanophores in post-anal ventral mid-line (Parablennius pilicornis).
Table Blenniidae
22 geographic zones