BPBM 25965Ichthyology

Blenniella periophthalmus

Blue-dashed Rockskipper

As recorded: Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Blenniidae

Collected by: R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 8
Date: February 21, 1951
Locality: Rose Atoll
Island: Rose Atoll
Record type: Preserved specimen

88 Bishop specimens of Blenniella periophthalmus · collected 1900–1993Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 21, 1951, R/V "Hugh M. Smith" cruise 8 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Blenniella periophthalmus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 61 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-19.

2026-07-19

Lakshadweep, IN

(c) Vaishnavi Manoj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-16

15 Avenue Octave Bénard, L'Étang-Salé 97427, Réunion

(c) Jakob Voerkelius, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-05-15

חוף דרומי אילת

(c) Shlomi Levi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-15

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) liam_h, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-29

(c) mimsa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26

Jeddah Saudi Arabia

(c) mimsa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Blenniella periophthalmus. BPBM 25965. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35548461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25965.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35548461 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026