Pallid rockskipper (Istiblennius unicolor)

Scientific name: Istiblennius unicolor R?ppell, 1838

Pallid rockskipper (Istiblennius unicolor)

The Pallid rockskipper (Istiblennius unicolor) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, endemic to the Red Sea; from northernmost Gulf of Aqaba, south to Dahlak Archipelago in the southern Red Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Istiblennius unicolor
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.2
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: endemic to the Red Sea; from northernmost Gulf of Aqaba, south to Dahlak Archipelago in the southern Red Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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