Istiblennius zebra
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Istiblennius zebra is a species of combtooth blenny
found in coral reef
s around the Hawaiian Islands
. It was first named by Vaillant and Sauvage in 1875, and is commonly known as the Zebra blenny, Zebra rockskipper, Rockskipper, Jumping Jack or the Gori. Male Istiblennius zebra can reach a maximum length of 19.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 14.1 centimetres. It is a commercial aquarium
fish.
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 around the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets, and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll...
. It was first named by Vaillant and Sauvage in 1875, and is commonly known as the Zebra blenny, Zebra rockskipper, Rockskipper, Jumping Jack or the Gori. Male Istiblennius zebra can reach a maximum length of 19.3 centimetres, while females can reach a maximum length of 14.1 centimetres. It is a commercial aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
fish.