Istiblennius muelleri

Istiblennius muelleri, Mueller's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean. Males of this species can reach a maximum of 7 cm (2.8 in) SL, while females can reach a maximum of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) SL.[2] The specific zoology honours the German-Australian physician, geographer, and botanist Ferdinand von Mueller (1825-1896).[3]

Istiblennius muelleri

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Istiblennius
Species:
I. muelleri
Binomial name
Istiblennius muelleri
(Klunzinger, 1879)
Synonyms

Salarias muelleri Klunzinger, 1879

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Istiblennius muelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342271A48405588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342271A48405588.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Istiblennius muelleri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2019.


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