Spotted blenny
Cirripectes fuscoguttatus
- Usual depth2–10 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Cirripectes fuscoguttatus, the spotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirripectes fuscoguttatus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–10 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Spotted blenny, Dusky Spotted Blenny, spotted blenny
Other scientific names: Cirripectus fuscoguttatus
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).
- 113 open-data records from 1952 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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