Istiblennius - Sailfin blennies
Description
Istiblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The generic name is a compound noun composed of istio the Greek for sail, referring to the high dorsal fin of the type species, Istiblennius muelleri, and blennius which is derived from a word for mucus and refers to the scaleless bodies that characterise the Blenniidae.
The 14 currently recognized species in this genus are:
Istiblennius bellus (Günther, 1861) (imspringer)
Istiblennius colei (Herre, 1934)
Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (streaky rockskipper)
Istiblennius edentulus (J. R. Forster & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (rippled rockskipper)
Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (lined rockskipper)
Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836) (peacock rockskipper)
Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)
Istiblennius pox V. G. Springer & J. T. Williams, 1994 (scarface rockskipper)
Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Istiblennius spilotus V. G. Springer & J. T. Williams, 1994 (spotted rockskipper)
Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893)
Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell, 1838) (pallid rockskipper)
Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) (zebra blenny)
