
Lemuria Rockskipper
Entomacrodus lemuria
- Usual depth3–5 m
- Water temperature26–26 °C
- Best monthsApril and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jenni Ly · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–5 m · Deepest record: 5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–26 °C
Photos

(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jenni Ly · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Emanuele Santarelli · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Emanuele Santarelli · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Attila Oláh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Attila Oláh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Lemuria Rockskipper
Similar species
Reef margin blennyEntomacrodus striatus
Barredtail BlennyEntomacrodus caudofasciatus
Fringelip RockskipperEntomacrodus epalzeocheilos
Reef RockskipperEntomacrodus lighti
Marbled BlennyEntomacrodus marmoratus
Stellar RockskipperEntomacrodus stellifer
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 25 open-data records from 1995 to 2000.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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