Fish of the Aidablennius genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Sphinx blenny. Photo by © S. Bogorodskij. school-collection.edu.ru)
Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx) was first described in 1836 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865).
It inhabits the coastal zone. It dwells near a stony bottom, overgrown with aquatic vegetation. The maximum recorded length is 8 cm. It feeds on invertebrates and algae.
(Sphinx blenny. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. naturamediterraneo.com)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx) in other languages as follows:
Малка морска кучка (Malka morska kuchka) (Bulgarian), Σφυγγοσαλιάρα (Sfyngosaliάra) (Greek), Dormilaga de roca (Spanish), Bavosa sfinge (Italian), Sphinx-Schleimfisch (German), Ślizg sfinksowy (Polish), Cocosel de mare (Romanian), Морская собачка–сфинкс (Morskaja sobachka–sfinks) (Russian), Babica kokošica (Serbian, Croatian), Kokoška (Slovenian), Horozbina balığı (Turkish), Blennie sphinx (French).