Lance blenny
Aspidontus dussumieri
- Usual depth6–30 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Aspidontus dussumieri, the lance blenny or Dussumier's blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The specific name honours the French explorer and merchant Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 34 records
- May: 27 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 30 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 16 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–30 m · Deepest record: 45.7 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Photos
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
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(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lance blenny, Dussumier's Blenny, Dussumier's Blenny, Lance blenny, floating blenny, lance blenny, Lance fangblenny, Slender Sabretooth Blenny
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Dussumiers Säbelzähner
- Spanish
- Blenio Lanceta
- French
- Blennie de Dussumier
- Japanese
- Kurosujigimpo, クロスジギンポ
- Simplified Chinese
- 杜氏盾齒鳚, 狗鰷
Other scientific names: Aspidontus dussumeiri, Aspidontus fluctuans, Aspidontus gorrorensis, Aspidontus wamiziensis, Blennechis dussumieri, Petroscirtes fluctuans, Petroscirtes gorrorensis
Similar species
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Filamentous blennyCirripectes filamentosus
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).
- 194 open-data records from 1836 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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