Reef Rockskipper
Entomacrodus lighti
- Usual depth1–10 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · 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: 3 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 24 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–10 m · Deepest record: 10.7 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Reef Rockskipper, Stellar Rock-hopper, Stellar Rockskipper
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 賴氏犁齒鳚 (星斑蛙鳚)
Other scientific names: Salarias lighti
Similar species
Reef margin blennyEntomacrodus striatus
Barredtail BlennyEntomacrodus caudofasciatus
Fringelip RockskipperEntomacrodus epalzeocheilos
Lemuria RockskipperEntomacrodus lemuria
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 1957 to 1968.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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