Lined-tail Blenniella
Blenniella caudolineata
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Blenniella caudolineata, the blue-spotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Blenniella caudolineata”, 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: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lined-tail Blenniella, Stone Blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Aotengimpo, アオテンギンポ
- Simplified Chinese
- 尾紋真蛙鳚
Other scientific names: Salarias beani, Salarias caudolineatus
Similar species
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Biliton BlenniellaBlenniella bilitonensis
Javanese RockskipperBlenniella cyanostigma
Dashed-line BlennyBlenniella interrupta
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
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).
- 75 open-data records from 1906 to 2004.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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