Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Throatspotted Blenny

Malacoctenus tetranemus

Spanish: trambollo pintado

Throatspotted Blenny (Malacoctenus tetranemus)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Malacoctenus tetranemus, the throatspotted blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Peru as well as around the Galapagos Islands. It inhabits rocky areas where it lives in tide pools and shallows generally at depths of from 6 to 23 metres (20 to 75 ft). This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. Most often recorded in Feb, Jan.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Blenniiformes › Labrisomidae
Local records6 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records137 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Throatspotted Blenny (Malacoctenus tetranemus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/malacoctenus-tetranemus/, 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.