Convict Blenny
Pholidichthys leucotaenia
- Usual depth1–26 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Pholidichthys leucotaenia, commonly known as the convict blenny or engineer goby, is a marine fish from the west-central Pacific Ocean. Despite its common names, it is neither a blenny nor a goby, but is in fact one of two species in the family Pholidichthyidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–26 m · Deepest record: 27.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Convict Blenny, engineer goby
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Weißstreifen-Aalgrundel
- French
- Blennie bagnard
Other scientific names: Brotulophis argentistriatus, Pholidichthys leucotaeinea
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).
- 77 open-data records from 1908 to 2016.
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