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Istiblennius Whitley, 1943

205710 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205710)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Blenniiformes (Order)
  11. Blenniidae (Family)
  12. Salariinae (Subfamily)
  13. Istiblennius (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Salariinae Gill, 1859
Halmabblennius · unaccepted (misspelling)
Halmablennius Smith, 1948 · unaccepted (synonym)
Istiblennus · unaccepted (misspelling)
Istilbennius · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Istiblennius bellus (Günther, 1861)
  2. Species Istiblennius bistriatus
  3. Species Istiblennius colei (Herre, 1934)
  4. Species Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
  5. Species Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
  6. Species Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell, 1830)
  7. Species Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  8. Species Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836)
  9. Species Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)
  10. Species Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams, 1994
  11. Species Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell, 1830)
  12. Species Istiblennius spilotus Springer & Williams, 1994
  13. Species Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893)
  14. Species Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell, 1838)
  15. Species Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
  16. Species Istiblennius afilinuchalis Schultz & Chapman, 1960 accepted as Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  17. Species Istiblennius andamanensis (Day, 1870) accepted as Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1849)
  18. Species Istiblennius andamensis (Day, 1870) accepted as Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1849)
  19. Species Istiblennius bilitonensis (Bleeker, 1858) accepted as Blenniella bilitonensis (Bleeker, 1858)
  20. Species Istiblennius biseriatus (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  21. Species Istiblennius chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857)
  22. Species Istiblennius coronatus (Günther, 1872) accepted as Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857)
  23. Species Istiblennius cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1849) accepted as Blenniella cyanostigma (Bleeker, 1849)
  24. Species Istiblennius dussumeri (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (misspelling)
  25. Species Istiblennius edentululus (Forster & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801) (misspelling)
  26. Species Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902) accepted as Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
  27. Species Istiblennius gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) accepted as Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  28. Species Istiblennius impudens Smith, 1959 accepted as Istiblennius bellus (Günther, 1861)
  29. Species Istiblennius insulinus Smith, 1959 accepted as Blenniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857)
  30. Species Istiblennius interruptus (Bleeker, 1857) accepted as Blenniella interrupta (Bleeker, 1857)
  31. Species Istiblennius paulus (Bryan & Herre, 1903) accepted as Blenniella paula (Bryan & Herre, 1903)
  32. Species Istiblennius periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Blenniella periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  33. Species Istiblennius rodenbaughi Schultz & Chapman, 1960 accepted as Blenniella gibbifrons (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  34. Species Istiblennius striatomaculatus (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) accepted as Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
  35. Species Istiblennius tanegashimae (Jordan & Starks, 1906) accepted as Praealticus tanegasimae (Jordan & Starks, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination, also misspelling of the specific epithet)
  36. Species Istiblennius variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Istiblennius Whitley, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205710 on 2026-08-05
Date
action
by
2004-06-06 22:00:00Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-13 06:47:38Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2013-01-04 15:09:25Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

 
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Japanese カエルウオ属  [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Istiblennius) 
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Blenniella paula RAD102552-001) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Istiblennius RAD106795-001) 
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