Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
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Istiblennius flaviumbrinus is a species of combtooth blenny
found in the western Indian ocean
, specifically the Red Sea
. It was first named by Rüppell in 1830. Male Istiblennius flaviumbrinus can reach a maximum length of 9 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 7.2 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 the western 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...
, specifically the Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
. It was first named by Rüppell in 1830. Male Istiblennius flaviumbrinus can reach a maximum length of 9 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 7.2 centimetres.