Istiblennius
pox
Springer & Williams, 1994
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Family:
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Blenniidae
(Combtooth blennies)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Scarface rockskipper |
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Max. size:
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13.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Western Indian Ocean: southern Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and Pakistan.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 20 - 23;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 22 – 24
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Biology: |
Inshore species that may be found out of the water at night on rocks. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Williams, Jeffrey T.
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