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 16 cm (6.3 in) TL, while females can reach a maximum of 13.2 cm (5.2 in) SL.[2]

Istiblennius edentulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Istiblennius
Species:
I. edentulus
Binomial name
Istiblennius edentulus
Synonyms
  • Blennius edentulus Forster & Schneider, 1801
  • Alticops edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
  • Blennius truncatus Forster, 1801
  • Salarias quadricornis Valenciennes, 1836
  • Salarias melanocephalus Bleeker, 1849
  • Salarias sumatranus Bleeker, 1851
  • Salarias diproktopterus Bleeker, 1857
  • Blennius cinereus Castelnau, 1875
  • Salarias atratus Macleay, 1882
  • Salarias insulae Ogilby, 1899
  • Scartichthys enosimae Jordan & Snyder, 1902
  • Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Scartella enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Salarias gilberti Bryan & Herre, 1903
  • Salarias marcusi Bryan & Herre, 1903
  • Scartichthys basiliscus Fowler, 1904
  • Salarias garmani Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Salarias sindonis Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Salarias azureus Seale, 1906
  • Salarias rechingeri Steindachner, 1906
  • Salarias fluctatus Fowler, 1945
  • Salarias atrimarginatus Fowler, 1946

References
  1. Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2014). "Istiblennius edentulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46079801A46664399. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079801A46664399.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Istiblennius edentulus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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