Lipophrys pavo Riso, 1810

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Synonyms: Blennius lepidus Pallas, 1811; Blennius pavo Risso, 1826

Common names: Georg: Parshevangi, Zgvis pinia; Turk: Horozbina

Order: PERCIFORMES

Family: BLENNIIDAE

Taxonomic descriptions: D XII-XIII 21-24; A II 23-25; P 13-15; V I 3; Vertebrae 40-41 (Stojanov and all., 1963; Svetovidov, 1964). Body naked, laterally compressed. Snout short with protruding profile. Males with high crest on dorsal part of the head. Colour: basic coloration yellow-greenish; vertical bright bars and specks on the body. Size: to 13 cm.

Lipophrys pavo arealIUCN Status:
    World level:
    Black Sea Regional level:
    Subregion level: VU

Distribution: Mediterranean, Black Sea and Atlantic coast, from Morocco to mouth of Loirs, France (Zander, 1986) in Bulgaria: comparatively rare along entire coast.

Habitats type, Critical habitats, Limiting factors: Shoal, pelagic, euryhaline, essentially in brackish waters; breach of the hydro - chemical regime.

Biology: Reproduction: May-July. Males guard eggs between stones. Food: benthic invertebrates, molluscs, algae.

Population trends: Declining.

Threats: Breach of the hydro-chemical regime.

Conservation measures taken: None.

Conservation measures proposed: Reduction in industrial pollution.

References:

  1. Stojanov, S. and all., 1963. The fishes in the Black Sea. Publishing house Varna, 246 pp.
  2. Svetovidov, A. 1964. The fishes of the Black Sea. Publ. House “Science”, M.-L., 550 pp.
  3. Zander, C. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean., v. 3: 1104.

Compiled by: Y.Sivkov, K.Prodanov