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Blenniella periophthalmus

Blenniella periophthalmus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is commonly known as the blue-dashed rockskipper, bullethead rockskipper, false rockskipper, or the peppered blenny. B. periophthalmus are oviparous animals and once they lay eggs, the eggs attach to the surface of the sea floor due to an adhesive coating. B. periophthalmus prefer a depth range of 0–3 meters and can have a maximum body length of 10 centimeters.

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Blue-dashed rockskipper
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Blenniella
Species:
B. periophthalmus
Binomial name
Blenniella periophthalmus
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Salarias periophthalmus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Alticops periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Istiblennius periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salarias percophthalmus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Salarias biseriatus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Istiblennius biseriatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Istiblennius periophthalmus biseriatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salarias schultzei Bleeker, 1859
  • Salarias muscarus Snyder, 1908

Blenniella periophthalmus is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is commonly known as the blue-dashed rockskipper, bullethead rockskipper, false rockskipper, or the peppered blenny.2 B. periophthalmus are oviparous animals and once they lay eggs, the eggs attach to the surface of the sea floor due to an adhesive coating.3 B. periophthalmus prefer a depth range of 0–3 meters and can have a maximum body length of 10 centimeters.4

References

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2014). "Blenniella periophthalmus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T46079476A46664384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46079476A46664384.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Blenniella periophthalmus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Ketabi, R.; Jamili, S. (2017). "Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)". Kish International Campus, Tehran University.
  4. Habib, K.; Neogi, A.; et., al (2019). "New geographical record of the blue-dashed rockskipper, Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836) from the Saint Martin's Island of Bangladesh". Journal of Ecology Natural Resource. 3 (4).


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