Striated rockskipper
Praealticus striatus
- Usual depth0–5 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
About this species
Praealticus striatus, the striated rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean, in the South China Sea.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Praealticus striatus”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–5 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Striated rockskipper
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kabukigimpo, カブキギンポ
- Simplified Chinese
- 吻紋矮冠䲁, 吻紋矮冠鳚, 狗鰷
Other scientific names: Praealticus striolatus
Similar species
- White-dotted Rockskipper
Praealticus bilineatus
Mimic blennyAspidontus taeniatus
Black BlennyAtrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted BlennyBlenniella chrysospilos
Blue-dashed rockskipperBlenniella periophthalmus
Chestnut blennyCirripectes castaneus
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).
- 136 open-data records from 1948 to 2002.
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