Frill-nose Blenny
Cirrisalarias bunares
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Cirrisalarias bunares, the hairy blenny or medusa blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cirrisalarias bunares”, 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: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 11 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Frill-nose Blenny, Hairy Blenny, Medusa Blenny
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Shishimaigimpo, シシマイギンポ
Similar species
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Lady Musgrave BlennyCirripectes chelomatus
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).
- 37 open-data records from 1975 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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