Red-spotted blenny
Amazing fact
Red-spotted blenny eggs attach to the bottom with a threadlike, sticky part.
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Red-spotted blenny eggs attach to the bottom with a threadlike, sticky part.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Red-spotted blenny
- Scientific name
- Blenniella chrysospilos
- Japanese name
- モンツキカエルウオ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Blenniella
Where the name “Red-spotted blenny” comes from
Its genus name comes from a Greek word meaning mucus.
FishBase ConsortiumIt lives in the seas south of Yakushima and in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.
How the Red-spotted blenny lives
It lives on shallow reefs exposed to waves, usually where algae grow thickly. It eats algae, nearby organic debris and small invertebrates. It forms pairs for reproduction. Its larvae drift in the water and are often found in shallow coastal seas.
FishBase ConsortiumBasic data
- Range
- South of Yakushima and tropical Indo-Pacific
Where the Red-spotted blenny has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- モンツキカエルウオ
- 简体中文
- 红点真动齿鳚
- 繁體中文
- 紅點真蛙鳚
- Français
- Blennie à taches rouges
- Português (Brasil)
- Blênio-de-pintas-vermelhas
- Italiano
- Bavosa a macchie rosse
- Tiếng Việt
- Cá Mào gà chấm đỏ
- Русский
- Собачка красно-пятнистая
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — モンツキカエルウオChecked: 2026-11-04
- FishBase Consortium — Blenniella chrysospilos, Red-spotted blennyChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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