Blenniella periophthalmus

Blue-dashed rockskipper
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Blenniella periophthalmus". FishBase. February 2013 version.
^ Ketabi, R.; Jamili, S. (2017). "Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)". Kish International Campus, Tehran University.
^ 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).

External links

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 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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