Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Panamic Fanged Blenny

Ophioblennius steindachneri

Spanish: borracho mono

Panamic Fanged Blenny (Ophioblennius steindachneri)
Photographed by vanillakeys on iNaturalist

Ophioblennius steindachneri, the large-banded blenny or the Panamic fanged blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern Pacific ocean. This species reaches a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) SL.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae
Local records26 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,826 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2025 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Panamic Fanged Blenny (Ophioblennius steindachneri) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/ophioblennius-steindachneri/, 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.