Steindachner's Rockskipper
Istiblennius steindachneri
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature26–28 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Catarina Lobato, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Istiblennius steindachneri is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Indian Ocean. It can reach a maximum of 11 cm (4.3 in) in SL. The identity of the person honoured in this blenny's specific name was not stated by Pfeffer in his description but it is almost certainly the Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–28 °C
Photos
(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Steindachner's Rockskipper
Other scientific names: Salarias steindachneri
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).
- 22 open-data records from 1893 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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