Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Angel Tube-blenny

Coralliozetus angelicus

Spanish: tubícola ángel

Angel Tube-blenny (Coralliozetus angelicus)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Coralliozetus angelicus, the angel blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Acapulco, Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. This species feeds primarily on zooplankton. Most often recorded in Jan, Feb, Mar.

TaxonomyPerciformes › Chaenopsidae
Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records27 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Angel Tube-blenny (Coralliozetus angelicus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/coralliozetus-angelicus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.