Striped rockskipper (Blenniella cyanostigma)

Scientific name: Blenniella cyanostigma Bleeker, 1849

Striped rockskipper (Blenniella cyanostigma)

The Striped rockskipper (Blenniella cyanostigma) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, essentially restricted from African east coast to the west coast of Sumatra, and extending to Java and Bali.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22. Males with dusky bands on body, each band with a vertical pair of oblong spots; dark spot behind eye and opercle. Females with faintly dusky bands on body overlain by dark lines that break up into dashes at posterior portion; dark spots on median fins.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Blenniella cyanostigma
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.1
Common length
5.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indian Ocean: essentially restricted from African east coast to the west coast of Sumatra, and extending to Java and Bali.
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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