Fish of the Salaria genus of the Blenniidae (combtooth blennies) family of the Blenniiformes (blenny) order of the Ovalentaria clade of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Salaria basilisca. Photo © medi-sea.blogspot.com)
Salaria basilisca was first described in 1836 by the French zoologist and ichthyologist Achille Valenciennes (1794 – 1865).
It inhabits the depth of 2-15 meters. It occurs near a rocky bottom covered with aquatic vegetation. The maximum recorded length is 18 cm. It feeds on small bottom organisms.
(Salaria basilisca. Photo © Alberto Piras. © De Sanctis Achille. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent but rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Salaria basilisca in other languages as follows:
Βασιλοσαλιάρα (Vasiljosaliara) (Greek), Basilisco (Spanish), Bavosa basilisco (Italian), Labyrinth-Schleimfisch (German), Babica zebrica (Serbian, Croatian), Blennie-basilic (French).