Scarface Rockskipper
Istiblennius pox
- Group: Other
- Max size: 13 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
An inshore blenny that clings to rock in the splash zone and can be found out of the water at night, skipping across wet stone. It glues its eggs to the substrate on a small adhesive pad, and the young drift as plankton in shallow coastal water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Blenniiformes › Blenniidae › Istiblennius
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 219290.
FAQ
- Is the Scarface Rockskipper dangerous to divers?
- The Scarface Rockskipper is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Scarface Rockskipper get?
- The Scarface Rockskipper grows to about 13 cm.