peacock blenny
Istiblennius meleagris
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature14–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Dmitry Babin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Istiblennius meleagris, the peacock rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It is also known as the white-speckled blenny. Males can reach a maximum of 15 cm (5.9 in) TL, while females can reach a maximum of 10.6 cm (4.2 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Istiblennius meleagris”, 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: 39 records
- February: 39 records
- March: 28 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 29 records
- June: 29 records
- July: 46 records
- August: 43 records
- September: 49 records
- October: 56 records
- November: 39 records
- December: 29 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C
Photos
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) spacegecko, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Alesha Teitzel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Liam southwell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) coenobita, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) spacegecko, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- peacock blenny, Peacock Rockskipper, Spotted Blenny, White-speckled Blenny
Other scientific names: Blennius vittipinnis, Salarias meleagris
Similar species
Streaky rockskipperIstiblennius dussumieri
Rippled rockskipperIstiblennius edentulus
Black-lined BlennyIstiblennius lineatus
rockskipperIstiblennius zebra
ImspringerIstiblennius bellus
pallid rockskipperIstiblennius flaviumbrinus
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).
- 389 open-data records from 1916 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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