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Blue-dashed rockskipper
Blenniella periophthalmus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Blue-dashed rockskipper
- Scientific
- Blenniella periophthalmus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A rockskipper blenny with rows of blue dashes outlined in dark along the body, reaching about 15 cm. It clings to rocks on exposed outer reef flats, hiding in cracks and holes and riding out the surge.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Blenniella-periophthalmus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blenniella_periophthalmus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.