Istiblennius edentulus
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Istiblennius edentulus is a species of combtooth blenny
found in coral reef
s in the Pacific and Indian ocean
s. It was first named by Forster and Schneider in 1801, and is commonly known as the Rippled rockskipper, Rippled blenny, Smooth-lipped blenny, Toothless blenny, or the Coral blenny. Males can reach a maximum length of 16 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 13.2 centimetres.
Combtooth blenny
Combtooth blennies are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Blenniidae. They are the largest family of blennies, with approximately 371 species in 53 genera represented...
found in coral reef
Coral reef
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
s in the Pacific and Indian ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
s. It was first named by Forster and Schneider in 1801, and is commonly known as the Rippled rockskipper, Rippled blenny, Smooth-lipped blenny, Toothless blenny, or the Coral blenny. Males can reach a maximum length of 16 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 13.2 centimetres.