Istiblennius edentulus, the rippled rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is also commonly known as the rippled blenny, smooth-lipped blenny, toothless blenny, or coral blenny. Males of this species can reach a maximum of 16 cm (6.3 in) TL, while females can reach a maximum of 13.2 cm (5.2 in) SL.[2]
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata |
| Class: |
Actinopterygii |
| Order: |
Blenniiformes |
| Family: |
Blenniidae |
| Genus: |
Istiblennius |
| Species: |
I. edentulus |
| Binomial name |
Istiblennius edentulus
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| Synonyms |
- Blennius edentulus Forster & Schneider, 1801
- Alticops edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
- Blennius truncatus Forster, 1801
- Salarias quadricornis Valenciennes, 1836
- Salarias melanocephalus Bleeker, 1849
- Salarias sumatranus Bleeker, 1851
- Salarias diproktopterus Bleeker, 1857
- Blennius cinereus Castelnau, 1875
- Salarias atratus Macleay, 1882
- Salarias insulae Ogilby, 1899
- Scartichthys enosimae Jordan & Snyder, 1902
- Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
- Scartella enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
- Salarias gilberti Bryan & Herre, 1903
- Salarias marcusi Bryan & Herre, 1903
- Scartichthys basiliscus Fowler, 1904
- Salarias garmani Jordan & Seale, 1906
- Salarias sindonis Jordan & Seale, 1906
- Salarias azureus Seale, 1906
- Salarias rechingeri Steindachner, 1906
- Salarias fluctatus Fowler, 1945
- Salarias atrimarginatus Fowler, 1946
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