White-dotted Blenny
Cirripectes alboapicalis
- Usual depth6–16 m
- Water temperature20–28 °C
- Best monthsMarch and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirripectes alboapicalis is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. This species reaches a maximum length of 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in).
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirripectes alboapicalis”, 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: 19 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 46 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 30 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 27 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–16 m · Deepest record: 32.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- White-dotted Blenny, Whitedotted Blenny
Other scientific names: Salarias alboapicalis
Similar species
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Lady Musgrave BlennyCirripectes chelomatus
Filamentous blennyCirripectes filamentosus
Barred blennyCirripectes polyzona
Red-streaked blennyCirripectes stigmaticus
Red-head BlennyCirripectes vanderbilti
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).
- 245 open-data records from 1958 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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