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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Istiblennius |
| Species: | I. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Salarias muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 | |
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Istiblennius muelleri" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- 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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