Scientific Name	Blenniella chrysospilos   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	0 - 6M
Chinese	紅點真蛙鳚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F447　Blenniidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	紅點真動齒鳚
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	狗鰷
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ambon I., Moluccas Is., Indonesia
Synonyms	Alticus evermanni, Istiblennius chrysospilos, Istiblennius chrysospilos insulinus, Istiblennius coronatus, Istiblennius insulinus, Salarias aureopuncticeps, Salarias belemnites, Salarias bryani, Salarias chrysospilos, Salarias coronatus, Salarias unimaculatus
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	ASIZP0055072. ASIZP0072511. ASIZP0074918. ASIZP0805197. ASIZP0915201. USNM00296016.
Barcode	2011-08-16,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red-spotted blenny
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 19-21 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 21-22 soft rays; pectoral fin with 14 soft rays; pelvic fin with I spine and 3 soft rays. Nuchal cirrus present, but small. Supraorbital cirrus slender with trifid tips. Low occipital crest in male, none in female. This species shows a high degree of sexual dimorphism in color pattern; a round black spot on midside of body is remarkable in the male.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environment; depth range - 6 m; clear coastal reef flats, often in exposed habitats, common in outer intertidal reef flats and surge-swept seaward reef; usually where algal growth is prolific.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to about 24°S.
Utility	No commercial value.