Blenniella gibbifrons

Blenniella gibbifrons, also known as the hump-headed blenny, bullethead rockskipper or picture rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans from the East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Ducie Islands, north to Marcus Island.[2]

Hump-headed blenny
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Blenniella
Species:
B. gibbifrons
Binomial name
Blenniella gibbifrons
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Alticops gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • Blenniella rhessodon Reid, 1943
  • Istiblennius afilinuchalis Schultz & Chapman, 1960
  • Istiblennius gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • Istiblennius gibbifrons insolitus Smith, 1959
  • Istiblennius gibbifrons rodenbaughi Schultz & Chapman, 1960
  • Istiblennius rodenbaughi Schultz & Chapman, 1960
  • Salarias gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Salarias rutilus Jenkins, 1903
  • Salarias saltans Jenkins, 1903

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Blenniella gibbifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342422A48375114. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342422A48375114.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Blenniella gibbifrons" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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