Fish of the Microlipophrys genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Microlipophrys dalmatinus. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
Microlipophrys dalmatinus was first described in 1883 by the Austrian zoologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919) and the Croatian ichthyologist Juraj Kolombatović (1843-1908).
It inhabits the depth of 1-2 meters. It occurs near rocky shores covered with filamentous algae, it is hiding in crevices. The maximum recorded length is 4.1 cm. It feeds on zooplankton and algae.
(Microlipophrys dalmatinus. Photo by © Roberto Pillon. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Microlipophrys dalmatinus in other languages as follows:
Bavosa pàl lida (Spanish), Bavosa dalmata (Italian), Dalmatinischer Schleimfisch (German), Babica rupičarka (Serbian, Croatian), Dalmatinska babica (Slovenian), Blennie dalmate (French).