Family : Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Streaky rockskipper
Fish Name : Istiblennius dussumieri
Max size : 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific. East Africa to Fiji, north to Taiwan, south to the Norfolk Island.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 12-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-24; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 21-25. Dark spot distally between 1st 2 dorsal spines; (Ref. 4404). Males with about 6 dusky bands on body; females with bands that tend to form vertical rows of dusky spots; dusky spots on dorsal and caudal fins; anal fin uniformly dusky (Ref. 4404).
Biology : Euryhaline. Often found in mangrove areas (Ref. 9962). Inhabit sheltered rocky shorelines and mangroves (Ref. 37816). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref : Springer, V.G. and J.T. Williams. 1994. (Ref. 9962)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses