Blenniella periophthalmus

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]

Blue-dashed rockskipper
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[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