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Istiblennius zebra

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Istiblennius zebra
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I. zebra
Binomial name
Istiblennius zebra
(Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)

Istiblennius zebra, the zebra blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in tide pools around the Hawaiian Islands. It is also commonly known as the zebra rockskipper, rockskipper, jumping jack or the gori. Males of this species can reach a maximum standard length of 19.3 cm (7.6 in), while females can reach a maximum length of 14.1 cm (5.6 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Istiblennius zebra" in FishBase. February 2013 version.