Reef margin blenny

About this species

Entomacrodus striatus, also known as the blackspotted rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny, ranging from coastal East Africa all the way to Polynesia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 21 records
March: 18 records
April: 35 records
May: 370 records
June: 41 records
July: 34 records
August: 18 records
September: 37 records
October: 41 records
November: 61 records
December: 24 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 100 m

0–10 m: 118 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 34 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 99 records
26–28 °C: 91 records
28–30 °C: 107 records

Photos

(c) Paulmathi Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Franz Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Steven Lamonde, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Павлик Лисицын, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Reef margin blenny, Blackspotted Rockskipper, Pearly Rockskipper, reef margin blenny, Streaked Blenny, Striated Blenny

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Sujigimpo, スジギンポ
Simplified Chinese: 橫帶頸須䲁

Other scientific names: Entomacrodes striatus, Salarias fraenatus, Salarias striatus

Similar species

Barredtail Blenny
Entomacrodus caudofasciatus
Wavy-lined Blenny
Entomacrodus decussatus
Tattoo-chin Rockskipper
Entomacrodus niuafoouensis
Reef Margin Blenny
Entomacrodus thalassinus
Mimic blenny
Aspidontus taeniatus
Black Blenny
Atrosalarias holomelas

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).
813 open-data records from 1836 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.