pallid rockskipper
Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
- Usual depth2–15 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Istiblennius flaviumbrinus is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean, specifically the Red Sea. Males of this species can reach a maximum of 9 cm (3.5 in) SL, while females can reach a maximum of 7.2 cm (2.8 in) SL.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Istiblennius flaviumbrinus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–15 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Photos
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- pallid rockskipper, Shady Rockskipper
Other scientific names: Belenniella flaviumbrinus, Blennius dama, Halmablennius flaviumbrinus, Halmablennius steinitzi, Halmablennius steinitzii, Salarias cervus, Salarias dama, Salarias flavo-umbrinus, Salaris flaviumbrinus
Similar species
Streaky rockskipperIstiblennius dussumieri
Rippled rockskipperIstiblennius edentulus
Black-lined BlennyIstiblennius lineatus
peacock blennyIstiblennius meleagris
rockskipperIstiblennius zebra
ImspringerIstiblennius bellus
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).
- 16 open-data records from 1960 to 1972.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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