African eel blenny
Haliophis guttatus
- Usual depth2–11 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–11 m · Deepest record: 14 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- African eel blenny, African Eel Bleeny, Spotted Snakelet
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Afrikanischer Aalbarsch
Other scientific names: Haliophis maculatus, Muraena guttata, Muraena maculata
Similar species
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Blackmargin DottybackPseudochromis tapeinosoma
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).
- 103 open-data records from 1775 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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