Basilisk Blenny (Salaria basilisca)

General data
- Main name: Basilisk Blenny
- Climates: Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, Asia
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea
Classification
- Genus: Salaria - Salaria
- Family: Blenniidae - Combtooth blennies
- Order: Blenniiformes - Blennies
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Salaria basilisca is a species of combtooth blenny found in the Mediterranean Sea near Tunisia and Turkey, also in the Adriatic Sea. This species reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. It is found among seagrass, sometimes where there is a rocky substrate. The male guards the eggs produced by several females. They are protogynous hermaphrodites with individuals being females while young changing to males later.