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Istiblennius
''Istiblennius'' is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The generic name is a compound noun composed of ''istio'' the Greek for "sail", referring to the high dorsal fin of the type species, ''Istiblennius muelleri'', and ''blennius'' which is derived from a word for "mucus" and refers to the scaleless bodies that characterise the Blenniidae. Species The 14 currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Istiblennius bellus'' ( Günther, 1861) (imspringer) * '' Istiblennius colei'' ( Herre, 1934) * '' Istiblennius dussumieri'' (Valenciennes, 1836) (streaky rockskipper) * '' Istiblennius edentulus'' ( J. R. Forster & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (rippled rockskipper) * '' Istiblennius flaviumbrinus'' ( Rüppell, 1830) * '' Istiblennius lineatus'' (Valenciennes, 1836) (lined rockskipper) * '' Istiblennius meleagris'' (Valenciennes, 1836) (peacock rockskipper) * '' Istiblennius muelleri'' ( Klunzinger, 1879) * '' Istiblennius pox'' V. G. Springer & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Dussumieri
''Istiblennius dussumieri'', the streaky rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is also commonly known as the Dussumier's rockskipper, streaky dussumier, or the Dussumier's blenny. Description ''Istiblennius dussumieri'' is dusky in colour marked with six to seven irregular double dusky bars on the flanks, there is a dark spot on the anterior part of the dorsal fin between the first two spines, and it has further dark spots on the dorsal and caudal fins. The females have dusky spots scattered over the body which correspond to the bands on the males, while the males show broad dark margins on the dorsal, caudal and anal fins. It can reach a maximum of TL. Distribution ''Istiblennius dussumieri'' occurs throughout the Indo-West Pacific and marginally in the south-eastern Atlantic. Its range extends from the Cape of Good Hope eastwards through the Indian Oceamn and the western Pacific as far as Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Edentulus
''Istiblennius edentulus'', the rippled rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is also commonly known as the rippled blenny, smooth-lipped blenny, toothless blenny, or coral blenny. Males of this species can reach a maximum of TL, while females can reach a maximum of SL. References External links * edentulus Fish described in 1801 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Bellus
''Istiblennius bellus'', the imspringer, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and western Indian Ocean. It is also known as the beautiful rockskipper or the dusky blenny. Males of this species can reach a maximum of SL, while females reach a maximum of SL. References bellus Fish described in 1861 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Spilotus
''Istiblennius spilotus'', the spotted rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean. Males of this species can reach a maximum of TL, while females can reach a maximum length of SL. References spilotus Fish described in 1994 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Meleagris
''Istiblennius meleagris'', the peacock rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific ocean. It is also known as the white-speckled blenny. Males can reach a maximum of TL, while females can reach a maximum of SL. References meleagris Fish described in 1836 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Lineatus
''Istiblennius lineatus'', the lined rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is also commonly known as the lined blenny, black-lined blenny, or thin-lined rockskipper. It can reach a maximum of TL. This species can be found in the aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ... trade. References lineatus Fish described in 1836 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Colei
''Istiblennius colei'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific Ocean, around the Philippines. Males of this species can reach a maximum of SL, while females reach a maximum of SL. The specific name of this blenny honours Howard I. Cole (1892-1966) who was the Chief Chemist for the Philippine Health Service at the leper colony on Culion Island Culion, officially the Municipality of Culion ( tgl, Bayan ng Culion), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,213 people. Culion consists primarily of Culion ..., Philippines, which is the type locality. References colei Fish described in 1934 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Muelleri
''Istiblennius muelleri'', ''Mueller's rockskipper'', is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean. Males of this species can reach a maximum of SL, while females can reach a maximum of SL. The specific zoology honours the German-Australian physician, geographer, and botanist Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ... (1825-1896). References muelleri Fish described in 1879 Taxa named by Carl Benjamin Klunzinger {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Pox
''Istiblennius pox'', the scarface rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean. It can reach a maximum of TL. References pox Pox may refer to: Diseases *Poxviridae, a family of viruses *Buffalopox, a disease of buffaloes *Camelpox, a disease of camels *Canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds *Chickenpox, a highly contagious illness caused by a primary infection ... Fish described in 1994 Taxa named by Victor G. Springer {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Flaviumbrinus
''Istiblennius flaviumbrinus'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Red Sea. Males of this species can reach a maximum of SL, while females can reach a maximum of SL. References flaviumbrinus Fish described in 1830 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Rivulatus
''Istiblennius rivulatus'' is a species of combtooth blenny found on coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean. Males of this species can reach a maximum of in standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ..., while females can reach a maximum of in standard length. References rivulatus Fish described in 1830 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istiblennius Steindachneri
''Istiblennius steindachneri'' is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian ocean. It can reach a maximum of in SL. The identity of the person honoured in this blenny's specific name was not stated by Pfeffer in his description but it is almost certainly the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian Zoology, zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachne ... (1834-1919). References steindachneri Fish described in 1893 {{Blenniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |