Delicate blenny
Glyptoparus delicatulus
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Glyptoparus delicatulus, the delicate blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. This species reaches a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. It can be found in the aquarium trade. This is the only known species in its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Glyptoparus delicatulus”, 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: 5 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 14 records
- April: 18 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 34 records
- September: 31 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Photos
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Storm Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Geoff Shuetrim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Emanuele Santarelli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Delicate blenny, delicate blenny
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヤイトギンポ
Other scientific names: Glyptoparus delicatus, Glytoparus delicatulus
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.
- 115 open-data records from 1950 to 2023.
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