Streaky rockskipper

Istiblennius dussumieri

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–4 m
Water temperature18–30 °C
Best monthsApril, May, and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Istiblennius dussumieri, the streaky rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is also commonly known as the Dussumier's rockskipper, streaky dussumier, or the Dussumier's blenny.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 13 records
February: 8 records
March: 9 records
April: 29 records
May: 42 records
June: 26 records
July: 21 records
August: 18 records
September: 37 records
October: 22 records
November: 20 records
December: 24 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–4 m · Deepest record: 135 m

0–10 m: 86 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 38 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 53 records
28–30 °C: 132 records

Names and classification

English: Streaky rockskipper, Dussumier's blenny, Dussumier's Rockskipper, rippled rockskipper, streaky rockskipper, Twin-banded Blenny, Twinbanded Blenny

Names in 5 more languages

Spanish: Blenio de Dussumier
French: Cabot marare
Japanese: Kaeruuomodoki, カエルウオモドキ
Thai: ปลากระบี่ลาย
Simplified Chinese: 杜氏蛙鳚

Other scientific names: Halmabblennius dussumieri, Halmablennius dussumieri, Halmablennius striatomaculatus, Istiblennius dussumeri, Istiblennius striatomaculatus, Istiblennus zamboangae, Salarias auridens, Salarias barbatus, Salarias cheverti, Salarias cristiceps, Salarias doliatus, Salarias dussumieri, Salarias forsteri, Salarias geminatus, Salarias olivaceus, Salarias siamensis, Salarias striatomaculatus, Salarias zamboangae

Similar species

Rippled rockskipper
Istiblennius edentulus
Black-lined Blenny
Istiblennius lineatus
Cole's Rockskipper
Istiblennius colei
Mimic blenny
Aspidontus taeniatus
Black Blenny
Atrosalarias holomelas
Bluespotted Blenny
Blenniella chrysospilos

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
632 open-data records from 1836 to 2015.

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