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Butterfly Blenny

Blennius ocellaris

1,239Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
2Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb28
Mar404
Apr63
May12
Jun52
Jul40
Aug19
Sep436
Oct48
Nov80
Dec12

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England1
2Devon England1
24 England3 Scotland24 Wales3 Northern Ireland3 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,239
Peak month
September
Counties with records
2
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Blennius ocellaris
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
90
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Blenniidae
Genus
Blennius
Name with authority
Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
14

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1474934 · GBIF 2395359