Rippled Rockskipper
Scientific Name: Istiblennius edentulus
Species: Blennies (Blenniidae)
Other names: Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies, Rippled Blenny, Rockskipper Blenny, Rock Skipping Blenny, Coral Blenny, Smooth-Lipped Blenny, Toothless Blenny.
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Rippled RockskipperUploaded by: @fishx6 in March 2008
Photographed at: Gangehi - Maldives
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Description
Also known as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies, Rippled Blenny, Rockskipper Blenny, Rock Skipping Blenny, Coral Blenny, Smooth-Lipped Blenny and Toothless Blenny.
Found in groups in protected intertidal bays and harbours. Skipping over jetties, breakwaters and rubble areas, living in cracks and holes in the rubble.
They feed on algae from dead coral bases.
Length - 16cm
Depth - 0-5m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Reef and Rock Blennies are usually territorial and have their own areas of rock pools which they skip and jump over, scraping algae from the surface of dead corals. Some male Blennies have small harems of arguing females.
Males and females often have different colouring and features.
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The Rippled Rockskipper is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 6 times by user @fishx6
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