Dashed-line Blenny
Blenniella interrupta
- Usual depth0–4 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Franz Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Blenniella interrupta, the dashed-line blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Blenniella interrupta”, 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: 0 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Photos
(c) Franz Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) 呂一起(Lyu yi-chi), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Alexander Regio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Dashed-line Blenny
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Juzudamagimpo, ジュズダマギンポ
- Simplified Chinese
- 斷紋真蛙鳚
Other scientific names: Istiblennius interruptus, Salarias interruptus
Similar species
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Biliton BlenniellaBlenniella bilitonensis
Lined-tail BlenniellaBlenniella caudolineata
Javanese RockskipperBlenniella cyanostigma
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).
- 106 open-data records from 1857 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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