Vermiculated Blenny

About this species

Entomacrodus vermiculatus, the vermiculated blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny native to the Indian Ocean where it is found around the Seychelles, the Maldives and Christmas Island. It is largely an inhabitant of the intertidal zone where it is regularly exposed to the air which it is capable of breathing. This species reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 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: 14 records
February: 33 records
March: 7 records
April: 9 records
May: 8 records
June: 10 records
July: 3 records
August: 7 records
September: 6 records
October: 7 records
November: 7 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–7 m · Deepest record: 250 m

0–10 m: 13 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 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: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C

24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 7 records
28–30 °C: 31 records

Photos

(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Samuel GUIRAUDOU, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Samuel GUIRAUDOU, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Vermiculated Blenny, Vermiculated Rockskipper

Other scientific names: Entomacrodes vermiculatus, Salarias reticulatus, Salarias vermiculatus

Similar species

Reef margin blenny
Entomacrodus striatus
Barredtail Blenny
Entomacrodus caudofasciatus
Fringelip Rockskipper
Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos
Lemuria Rockskipper
Entomacrodus lemuria
Reef Rockskipper
Entomacrodus lighti
Marbled Blenny
Entomacrodus marmoratus

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).
79 open-data records from 1836 to 2014.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.