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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Blenniidae
Genus:	Istiblennius
Species:	I. edentulus
Binomial name
Istiblennius edentulus (J. R. Forster & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Istiblennius edentulus". FishBase. February 2013 version.

External links

• Photos of Istiblennius edentulus on Sealife Collection