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Streaky rockskipper
Istiblennius dussumieri
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Streaky rockskipper
- Scientific
- Istiblennius dussumieri
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 3 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A rockskipper blenny with about six dusky bands (males) or rows of dusky spots (females), reaching about 12 cm. It lives on sheltered rocky shores and can breathe air.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Istiblennius-dussumieri.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Blénido_(Istiblennius_dussumieri),_Nosy_Komba,_Madagascar,_
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.