ISTIBLENNIUS DUSSUMIERI - (VALENCIENNES, 1836)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salariinae (Subfamily) > Istiblennius (Genus)
Cabot marare, Streaky rockskipper, Dussumier's rockskipper, Dussumier's blenny, Twin-banded blenny, Streepkol-klipspringer, Kaeruuomodoki, カエルウオモドキ, 검은점베도라치, 杜氏凤鳚, 杜氏動齒鳚, Cá Mào gà đúc - xu,
Synonymes
Halmabblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Halmablennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Halmablennius striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Istiblennius dussumeri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Istiblennus zamboangae (Evermann & Seale, 1906)
Salarias auridens (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
Salarias barbatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Salarias cheverti (MacLeay, 1881)
Salarias cristiceps (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
Salarias doliatus (Sauvage, 1880)
Salarias dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Salarias forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Salarias geminatus (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
Salarias olivaceus (Blyth, 1858)
Salarias siamensis (Smith, 1934)
Salarias striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Salarias truncatus (Bleeker, 1860)
Salarias zamboangae (Evermann & Seale, 1906)
Scartichthys stigmatopterus (Fowler, 1904)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21-25. Pectoral fin rays: 13-15; Pelvic fin ray: I, 3. No cirri on nape; Supraorbital cirri highly variable in shape, usually with about 5 branches; Adult males with well-developed fleshy crest on nape, adult females without crest but large females may have low mid-dorsal ridge. Free margins of lips smooth. Lateral line continuous with simple pores anteriorly, followed by 1-11 separated bipored tubes. Max. length: 12.0 cm TL. Depth range: 0 - 3 m.
Color
Head and body dusky to dark, with about: 7-8 irregular dark bars midlaterally; Males with dark spot covering dorsal fin membranes 1-3; Dark spot distally between first and second dorsal spines. Females often with small dark spots on peduncle and caudal fin. Anal fin uniformly dusky.
Etymology
Istiblennius: from Greek, istios = sail + from Greek, blennios = mucus (referring to scaleless body of blenniids). Referring to “very high” dorsal and anal fins of Istiblennius muelleri.
dussumieri: in honor of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager and merchant, who collected type.
Original description: Salarias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836 - Type locality: Malabar (Malabar region, India, Arabian Sea).
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Norfolk Island (Australia).
Biology
Facultative air-breathing; Euryhaline. Adults are often found in mangrove areas and sheltered rocky shorelines. Oviparous, distinct pairing. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Similar species
Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893) - Reported from Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) east to Seychelles, Mozambique Strait, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues).
Last update: 14, May 2023
Cabot marare, Streaky rockskipper, Dussumier's rockskipper, Dussumier's blenny, Twin-banded blenny, Streepkol-klipspringer, Kaeruuomodoki, カエルウオモドキ, 검은점베도라치, 杜氏凤鳚, 杜氏動齒鳚, Cá Mào gà đúc - xu,
Synonymes
Halmabblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Halmablennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Halmablennius striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Istiblennius dussumeri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Istiblennius striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Istiblennus zamboangae (Evermann & Seale, 1906)
Salarias auridens (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
Salarias barbatus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Salarias cheverti (MacLeay, 1881)
Salarias cristiceps (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
Salarias doliatus (Sauvage, 1880)
Salarias dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Salarias forsteri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Salarias geminatus (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877)
Salarias olivaceus (Blyth, 1858)
Salarias siamensis (Smith, 1934)
Salarias striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
Salarias truncatus (Bleeker, 1860)
Salarias zamboangae (Evermann & Seale, 1906)
Scartichthys stigmatopterus (Fowler, 1904)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21-25. Pectoral fin rays: 13-15; Pelvic fin ray: I, 3. No cirri on nape; Supraorbital cirri highly variable in shape, usually with about 5 branches; Adult males with well-developed fleshy crest on nape, adult females without crest but large females may have low mid-dorsal ridge. Free margins of lips smooth. Lateral line continuous with simple pores anteriorly, followed by 1-11 separated bipored tubes. Max. length: 12.0 cm TL. Depth range: 0 - 3 m.
Color
Head and body dusky to dark, with about: 7-8 irregular dark bars midlaterally; Males with dark spot covering dorsal fin membranes 1-3; Dark spot distally between first and second dorsal spines. Females often with small dark spots on peduncle and caudal fin. Anal fin uniformly dusky.
Etymology
Istiblennius: from Greek, istios = sail + from Greek, blennios = mucus (referring to scaleless body of blenniids). Referring to “very high” dorsal and anal fins of Istiblennius muelleri.
dussumieri: in honor of Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883), French voyager and merchant, who collected type.
Original description: Salarias dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836 - Type locality: Malabar (Malabar region, India, Arabian Sea).
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Socotra (Yemen), Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues), east to Society Islands (French Polynesia), north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Island (Australia), New Caledonia and Norfolk Island (Australia).
Biology
Facultative air-breathing; Euryhaline. Adults are often found in mangrove areas and sheltered rocky shorelines. Oviparous, distinct pairing. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Similar species
Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893) - Reported from Western Indian Ocean: East Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya) east to Seychelles, Mozambique Strait, Madagascar and Mascarenes (La Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues).
Last update: 14, May 2023