Javanese Rockskipper

Blenniella cyanostigma

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–8 m
Water temperature24–29 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and August
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Thibaud Aronson · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Blenniella cyanostigma, the striped rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Blenniella cyanostigma”, 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: 9 records
February: 3 records
March: 5 records
April: 10 records
May: 11 records
June: 4 records
July: 9 records
August: 15 records
September: 8 records
October: 8 records
November: 10 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–8 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 19 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C

24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 43 records
28–30 °C: 43 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Javanese Rockskipper, striped rockskipper

Other scientific names: Entomacrodus calurus, Istiblennius andamanensis, Istiblennius andamensis, Istiblennius cyanostigma, Salarias andamanensis, Salarias andamensis, Salarias cyanostigma, Salarias fronto, Salarias striolatus

Similar species

Bluespotted Blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipper
Blenniella periophthalmus
Biliton Blenniella
Blenniella bilitonensis
Lined-tail Blenniella
Blenniella caudolineata
Dashed-line Blenny
Blenniella interrupta
Mimic blenny
Aspidontus 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).
134 open-data records from 1849 to 2010.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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