Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Warthead Blenny

Protemblemaria bicirrus

Spanish: tubícola tupido

Warthead Blenny (Protemblemaria bicirrus)
Photographed by ronwoheau on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Protemblemaria bicirrus, the Warthead blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in rocky reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru, in the eastern Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) TL.

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Blenniiformes › Chaenopsidae
Local records23 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records44 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2026 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Warthead Blenny (Protemblemaria bicirrus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/protemblemaria-bicirrus/, 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.