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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Blenniidae Combtooth blennies
Subfamily: Salariinae
Genus: Istiblennius

(See list of species below)



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14 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm SL

 
Istiblennius bellus
[Imspringer]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL

 
Istiblennius colei
[Cole's rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific. East
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius dussumieri
[Streaky rockskipper]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Istiblennius edentulus
[Rippled rockskipper]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm SL
Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
[]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Istiblennius lineatus
[Lined rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius meleagris
[Peacock rockskipper]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Istiblennius muelleri
[Mueller's rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams, 1994

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius pox
[Scarface rockskipper]

Photo by Öberg, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell, 1830)

Photo by Öberg, P.
 
Istiblennius rivulatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Istiblennius spilotus Springer & Williams, 1994

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius spilotus
[Spotted rockskipper]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL

 
Istiblennius steindachneri
[]

Photo by Biryukov V.K.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell, 1838)

Photo by Biryukov V.K.
 
Istiblennius unicolor
[Pallid rockskipper]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Oceania
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Istiblennius zebra
[Zebra blenny]
14 Species of Family Blenniidae with Genus Istiblennius
(Combtooth blennies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1861 Istiblennius bellus Imspringer Western Indian Ocean 16 SL
1934 Istiblennius colei Cole's rockskipper Western Pacific 11.8 SL
1836 Istiblennius dussumieri Streaky rockskipper Indo-West Pacific. East 12 TL
1801 Istiblennius edentulus Rippled rockskipper Indo-Pacific 16 TL
1830 Istiblennius flaviumbrinus Western Indian Ocean 9 SL
1836 Istiblennius lineatus Lined rockskipper Indo-Pacific 15 TL
1836 Istiblennius meleagris Peacock rockskipper Western Pacific 15 TL
1879 Istiblennius muelleri Mueller's rockskipper Western Pacific 7 SL
1994 Istiblennius pox Scarface rockskipper Western Indian Ocean 13 TL
1830 Istiblennius rivulatus Western Indian Ocean 9.3 SL
1994 Istiblennius spilotus Spotted rockskipper Western Indian Ocean 14 TL
1893 Istiblennius steindachneri Western Indian Ocean 11 SL
1838 Istiblennius unicolor Pallid rockskipper Western Indian Ocean 10.2 SL
1875 Istiblennius zebra Zebra blenny Oceania 19.3 SL



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