WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Picture Rockskipper

Blenniella gibbifrons

Also known as: Bigbrow Blenniella, Bullethead Blenny, Bullethead Rockskipper, Bullethead Rockskipper Blenny, Coral Blenny, Hump-headed Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskipper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2026
Adult
@markn · Anaiki Motel, Niue · July 20171 / 2
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Overview

Found singly, sitting resting or poking out of holes, over very shallow waters, along reef flats and shorelines, rich in algae growth.

Combtooth Blennies are the largest family of blennies, found in both tropical and subtropical waters and freshwater habitats, as the name suggests they have comb like teeth lining their jaws, well suited for scraping food off hard surfaces!
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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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly, sitting resting or poking out of holes, over very shallow waters, along reef flats and shorelines, rich in algae growth.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBlenniiformes
    5. familyBlenniidae
    6. genusBlenniella
    7. speciesBlenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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    More in the family

    Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae)