Rippled rockskipper (Istiblennius edentulus)

Scientific name: Istiblennius edentulus Forster & Schneider, 1801

Rippled rockskipper (Istiblennius edentulus)

The Rippled rockskipper (Istiblennius edentulus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 23. Males darkly dusky with 5-6 pairs of bands on body and pale stripes on dorsal fin; develop a crest. Females paler in color, bands broken into spots posteriorly, dorsal fin spotted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Istiblennius edentulus
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
0–5 m (0–16 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m, usually 0 - 1 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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