Barred blenny

Cirripectes polyzona

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth2–16 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Cirripectes polyzona, the barred blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Indo-West pacific region. This species reaches a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 103 records
March: 101 records
April: 82 records
May: 50 records
June: 43 records
July: 52 records
August: 14 records
September: 26 records
October: 10 records
November: 18 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–16 m · Deepest record: 75 m

0–10 m: 222 records
10–20 m: 46 records
20–30 m: 10 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 67 records
26–28 °C: 169 records
28–30 °C: 235 records

Photos

Names and classification

English: Barred blenny, barred blenny

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Minokaeruuo, ミノカエルウオ

Other scientific names: Blennius canescens, Cirrhipectes polyzona, Cirripectes polyzonus, Cirripectes polzona, Salarias polyzona

Similar species

Chestnut blenny
Cirripectes castaneus
Filamentous blenny
Cirripectes filamentosus
Red-streaked blenny
Cirripectes stigmaticus
Imitator Blenny
Cirripectes imitator
Spotted Eyelash Blenny
Cirripectes springeri
Flaming blenny
Cirripectes perustus

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).
609 open-data records from 1868 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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