Horned rockskipper
Antennablennius bifilum
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Antennablennius bifilum, the horned rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Antennablennius bifilum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Horned rockskipper, Horned Blenny, horned rockskipper
Other scientific names: Blennius bifilum, Blennius persicus, Croaltus bifilum
Similar species
- Moustached rockskipper
Antennablennius australis
- Arabian Blenny
Antennablennius hypenetes
- Orangedotted Blenny
Antennablennius variopunctatus
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 199 open-data records from 1861 to 2023.
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