BrackishSaltwater
Rippled rockskipper
Istiblennius edentulus
Blenniidae, Salariinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 16 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 106 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Djibouti, and 49 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Intertidal. Adults are common in areas with large rubble pieces which are often used to built breakwaters or to support jetty-pylons. They hide in cracks or holes when not feeding. They jump out of the water in energetic skippings to another pool when pursued. May remain out of water under rocks or seaweeds. They breathe air when out of water. Feeds on filamentous algae. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alticops edentulus
- Alticops oryx
- Blennius cinereus
- Blennius edentulus
- Blennius truncatus
- Istiblennius edentululus
In other languages
- Coral blenny, Edentulate blenny, Reef blenny, Rippled blenny, Rockskipper, Smooth-lipped blenny, Smoothlipped Blenny, Toothless blenny
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.