Istiblennius lineatus

Istiblennius lineatus, the lined rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans. It is also commonly known as the lined blenny, black-lined blenny, or thin-lined rockskipper. It can reach a maximum of 15 cm (5.9 in) TL. This species can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Istiblennius lineatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Istiblennius
Species:
I. lineatus
Binomial name
Istiblennius lineatus
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Salarias lineatus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Halmablennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salarias kingii Valenciennes, 1836
  • Salarias hasseltii Bleeker, 1851
  • Salarias lividus Thiollière, 1857
  • Salarias mccullochi Fowler & Bean, 1923
  • Salarias multilineatus Fowler, 1945

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Istiblennius lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342321A48387105. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342321A48387105.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Istiblennius lineatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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