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A dataset including novel and publicly available mtDNA COI sequences of 14 Mediterranean combtooth blenny species belonging to nine genera was assembled in order to provide a reference dataset for DNA barcoding studies. Some inconsistencies in the current taxonomy of some genera were observed. In particular, the monophyly of the genera Parablennius and Salaria is not supported by the present dataset and the absence of reciprocal monophyly between the morphospecies Salaria basilisca and S. pavo questions their status and stresses the need of a revision of the genus Salaria.

Parablennius incognitus (Bath 1968) ���Pygmy blenny Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Blennius incognitus Bath by Mouneimn�� (1977: 65); subsequently recorded as Blennius incognitus (Bath 1968) by Mouneimn�� (2002: 206). Material in collection: AUBM. Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Morocco, including Madeira and Canary Islands. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 November 2007); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887, {"references":["Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.","Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp."]}

Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus 1758) ���Tompot blenny Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on a specimen collected from off Beirut (7 April 2006). Material in collection: AUBM (OS0633). Distribution. North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern North Atlantic: English Channel south to Morocco. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 November 2007); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatović 1892) ���Red blenny Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Parablennius zvonimiri by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628). Material in collection: USNM. Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Sea of Azov. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 11 March 2014); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887, {"references":["Harmelin-Vivien, M. L., Bitar, G., Harmelin, J. G. & Monestiez, P. (2005) The littoral fish community of the Lebanese rocky coast (eastern Mediterranean Sea) with emphasis on Red Sea immigrants. Biological Invasions, 7, 625 - 637. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 004 - 5852 - 4"]}

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas 1814) ���Rusty blenny Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas 1814 by George et al. (1964: 22); subsequently recorded as Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas by Mouneimn�� (1977: 65); as Blennius sanguinolentus Pallas 1811 by Mouneimn�� (2002: 207���208); recently recorded as Parablennius sanguinolentus by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628); as Parablennius sanguinolentus by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, FMNH and USNM. Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: France south to Morocco. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 November 2007); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887, {"references":["George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.","Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.","Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.","Harmelin-Vivien, M. L., Bitar, G., Harmelin, J. G. & Monestiez, P. (2005) The littoral fish community of the Lebanese rocky coast (eastern Mediterranean Sea) with emphasis on Red Sea immigrants. Biological Invasions, 7, 625 - 637. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 004 - 5852 - 4"]}

Parablennius rouxi (Cocco 1833) ���Striped blenny Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Parablennius rouxi by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). An earlier record from a specimen photographed by author MB from Dbayeh at 40 m depth (24 July 2005). Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: southern Portugal. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 10 March 2014); Med. (LC: 10 March 2014). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier 1829) ���Ringneck blenny Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Parablennius pilicornis by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Distribution. Southwestern Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to South Africa; western Indian Ocean (South Africa, Iran); southwestern Atlantic: Brazil south to Argentina. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 27 March 2009); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

Parablennius tentacularis (Br��nnich 1768) ���Tentacled blenny Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Blennius inaequalis Valenciennes by Mouneimn�� (1977: 65) and then as Blennius tentacularis Br��nnich by Mouneimn�� (1979: 110); subsequently recorded as Blennius tentacularis Br��nnich 1768 by Mouneimn�� (2002: 208). Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Senegal, including Canary Islands. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 November 2007); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action., Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on pages 56-57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887, {"references":["Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.","Mouneimne, N. (1979) Poissons nouveaux pour les cotes libanaises. Cybium, 3 (6), 105 - 110.","Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp."]}

a Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Unidade de Investigacao em Eco-Etologia, R. Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal b Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas, Universidade dos Acores, 9901-862 Horta, Acores, Portugal c Universidad de La Laguna, Departamento Biologia Animal (Ciencias Marinas), Avenida Astrofisico Francisco Sanchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain

* □ Parablennius gattorugine (Brünnich, 1768) – Tompot blenny; Marachomba-babosa ①, ②, Caboz ③, Published as part of Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, pp. 1-73 in European Journal of Taxonomy 73 on page 56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.73, http://zenodo.org/record/3866515

Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833) – No common name; ①, Published as part of Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, pp. 1-73 in European Journal of Taxonomy 73 on page 56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.73, http://zenodo.org/record/3866515

□ Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836) – Rock-pool blenny; Caboz-das-poças ②, ③, Published as part of Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, pp. 1-73 in European Journal of Taxonomy 73 on page 56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.73, http://zenodo.org/record/3866515

□ Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) – Rusty blenny; ①, Caboz-das-poças ②, Caboz ③, Published as part of Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, pp. 1-73 in European Journal of Taxonomy 73 on page 56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.73, http://zenodo.org/record/3866515

□ Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968) – No common name; ①, Caboz-das-cracas ②, ③, Published as part of Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, pp. 1-73 in European Journal of Taxonomy 73 on page 56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.73, http://zenodo.org/record/3866515

Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768) – Tentacled blenny; ① This species is regarded as being present off mainland Portugal, based on its geographical distribution (Eschmeyer 2013) and because the presence of P. tentacularis has been reported off the Portuguese coast (Gordo & Cabral 2001)., Published as part of Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, pp. 1-73 in European Journal of Taxonomy 73 on page 56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.73, http://zenodo.org/record/3866515, {"references":["Eschmeyer W. N. (ed.) 2013. The Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, U. S. A. Available from: http: // researcharchive. calacademy. org / research / ichthyology / catalog / fishcatmain. asp and http: // collections. calacademy. org / ich /","Gordo L. S. & Cabral H. N. 2001. The fish assemblage structure of a hydrologically altered coastal lagoon: The Obidos lagoon (Portugal). Hydrobiologia 459: 125 - 133."]}

WOS: 000253522900011, PubMed: 18060427, Nerocila bivittata (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) is reported for the first time on the caudal peduncle of the Rusty blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus (Teleostei, Perciformes, Blenniidae), collected from Samsun Coast, Black Sea, Turkey. N. bivittata parasitized 7.4% (2 of 27) of the P. sanguinolentus collected.

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) Sea of Marmara: 21000-407 (1 spc.), 22.07.1987, Front of Selimpasa, N. Meriç.

Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) Sea of Marmara: 20900-520 (1 spc.), 18.05.1989, Shore of Florya, trammel net, N. Meriç; 20900-408 (2 spc.), 18.05.1989, Shore of Florya, trammel net, N. Meriç. Aegean Sea: 20900-706 (1 spc.), August 2000, Bozcaada Island, trammel net, 30 m, L. Eryilmaz.

Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) Sea of Marmara: 20900-520 (1 spc.), 18.05.1989, Shore of Florya, trammel net, N. Meri��; 20900-408 (2 spc.), 18.05.1989, Shore of Florya, trammel net, N. Meri��. Aegean Sea: 20900-706 (1 spc.), August 2000, Bozcaada Island, trammel net, 30 m, L. Eryilmaz., Published as part of Nurettin Meri��, L��tfiye Eryilmaz & M��fit ��zulug, 2007, A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum., pp. 29-54 in Zootaxa 1472 on page 49

Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) Sea of Marmara: 21000-407 (1 spc.), 22.07.1987, Front of Selimpasa, N. Meri��., Published as part of Nurettin Meri��, L��tfiye Eryilmaz & M��fit ��zulug, 2007, A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum., pp. 29-54 in Zootaxa 1472 on page 50

Parablennius tentacularis (Br��nnich, 1768) Sea of Marmara: 21100-406 (4 spc.), 21.10.1992, Sark��y, dredge, 15 m, L. Eryilmaz; 21100-519 (1 spc.), 08.07.1967., Published as part of Nurettin Meri��, L��tfiye Eryilmaz & M��fit ��zulug, 2007, A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum., pp. 29-54 in Zootaxa 1472 on page 50

Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768) Sea of Marmara: 21100-406 (4 spc.), 21.10.1992, Sarkôy, dredge, 15 m, L. Eryilmaz; 21100-519 (1 spc.), 08.07.1967.