Black Blenny
Atrosalarias holomelas
- Usual depth1–9 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Atrosalarias holomelas, the brown coral blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny native to coral reefs of the southwestern central Pacific Ocean. It grows to a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) and can be found in the aquarium trade.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 27 records
- February: 51 records
- March: 34 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 23 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 42 records
- October: 38 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Forest Botial-Jarvis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ditch Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Black Blenny, Black Coral Blenny, Brown coral blenny, Brown Coral-blenny, Dusky Blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Blennie coraline noire
- Japanese
- Indokaeruuo, インドカエルウオ
Other scientific names: Salarias holomelas
Similar species
- Black Blenny
Atrosalarias fuscus
- Hosokawa's Coral Blenny
Atrosalarias hosokawai
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
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).
- 584 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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