Scientific Name	Blenniella caudolineata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1877)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	尾紋真蛙鳚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F447　Blenniidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	尾紋真動齒鳚
Max Length	8.1 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	狗鰷
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tahiti, Society Is.
Synonyms	Istiblennius cyanostigma, Salarias beani, Salarias caudolineatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Springer, V.G. and J.T. Williams, 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus.. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 565:193 p  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Springer, V. G. etc. 1994
Specimen List	ASIZP0074749. ASIZP0074897. NMMBP02318. NMMBP02948. NMMBP03261. NTMP0951. NTOUP200611-811. USNM00296024. USNM00296511.
Common Name	Blue-spotted blenny
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII-XIV spines and 19-22 soft rays; anal fin with II-III spines and 20-23 soft rays; vertebrae: 37-40. Nuchal cirrus present, but small. Supraorbital cirrus slender with trifid tips. Both male and female have low occipital crest. This species shows a high degree of sexual dimorphism in color pattern. Females have numerous longitudinal pinstripes on their sides and black specks on their fins while males have dark patches and small blue spots on their sides. This species have been misidentified as a similar species, Blenniella cyanostigma, in Pacfic Ocean.
habitats	Inhabits demersal marine environment. Occurs in intertidal zones in large rock pools or coastal bays. Found near-shore; common in tide pools. Oviparous. Feeds on algae scraped from rubble or rock surfaces.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean: southern Japan to the Moluccas, east to Mariana Islands, Tonga, and Tuamoto Archipelago; Tawara, Kiribati and Howland Island. Replaced by Blenniella cyanostigma in the Indian Ocean.
Utility	No commercial value.