False Tasmanian Blenny

Parablennius postoculomaculatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–9 m
Water temperature18–26 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
How commonRare

Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Parablennius postoculomaculatus, the false Tasmanian blenny, is a species of demersal tropical combtooth blenny. It is native to western Australia.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Parablennius postoculomaculatus”, 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: 54 records
February: 34 records
March: 41 records
April: 26 records
May: 4 records
June: 6 records
July: 5 records
August: 6 records
September: 23 records
October: 18 records
November: 25 records
December: 33 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–9 m · Deepest record: 11 m

0–10 m: 15 records
10–20 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–26 °C

18–20 °C: 16 records
20–22 °C: 56 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Grady Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: False Tasmanian Blenny

Similar species

fringe blenny
Parablennius pilicornis
False Tasmanian Blenny
Parablennius intermedius
crested blenny
Parablennius laticlavius
Blenny
Parablennius tasmanianus
horned blenny
Parablennius cornutus
Yatabe Blenny
Parablennius yatabei

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).
127 open-data records from 1950 to 1995.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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