Hepburn's blenny
Parenchelyurus hepburni
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, September, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Parenchelyurus hepburni, Hepburn's blenny or the bluespotted blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Parenchelyurus hepburni”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 4.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hepburn's blenny, Bluespotted Blenny
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Karasu-gimpo, Karasugimpo, カラスギンポ
Other scientific names: Enchelyurus hepburni, Parenchelyurus hepbueni
Similar species
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
Filamentous blennyCirripectes filamentosus
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).
- 53 open-data records from 1908 to 2001.
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