Istiblennius zebra

Istiblennius zebra, the zebra blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in tide pools around the Hawaiian Islands. It is also commonly known as the zebra rockskipper, rockskipper, jumping jack or the gori. Males of this species can reach a maximum standard length of 19.3 cm (7.6 in), while females can reach a maximum length of 14.1 cm (5.6 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Istiblennius zebra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Istiblennius
Species:
I. zebra
Binomial name
Istiblennius zebra
(Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Salarias zebra Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875

Salarias cypho Jenkins, 1903

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Istiblennius zebra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342379A48345971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342379A48345971.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Istiblennius zebra" in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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