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title: "Montagu's Blenny"
description: "Coryphoblennius galerita — Pesci. Montagu's blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita), also known as the capuchin blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the intertidal zones of the eastern Atlantic ocean from England to Madeira and the Canary Islands as well the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/montagu-s-blenny
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Montagu's Blenny

> Coryphoblennius galerita — Pesci. Montagu's blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita), also known as the capuchin blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the intertidal zones of the eastern Atlantic ocean from England to Madeira and the Canary Islands as well the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.

- Scientific name: *Coryphoblennius galerita*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1898
- Wikidata: [Q2069147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2069147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118692](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118692)

## Names

- en: Montagu's Blenny
- de: Amphibischer Schleimfisch
- es: Moma
- fr: Blennie coiffée
- pl: Ślizg czubaty

## Countries with the most observations

GB (342), ES (310), FR (282), PT (199), IT (151), HR (149), GR (70), RU (34), IE (17), SI (15), ME (13), JE (11)

## Summary

Montagu's blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita), also known as the capuchin blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the intertidal zones of the eastern Atlantic ocean from England to Madeira and the Canary Islands as well the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.  This species prefers rocky shores with much wave action.  This species grows to a length of 7.6 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. It is the only species in the genus Coryphoblennius.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagu%27s_blenny

## Photo

![Montagu's Blenny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/montagu-s-blenny/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jérémy Capelle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/361063770

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/montagu-s-blenny?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).