Istiblennius
Istiblennius is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The generic name is a compound noun composed of istio the Greek for "sail", referring to the high dorsal fin of the type species, Istiblennius muelleri, and blennius which is derived from a word for "mucus" and refers to the scaleless bodies that characterise the Blenniidae.Species
The 14 currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Istiblennius bellus
- Istiblennius colei
- Istiblennius dussumieri
- Istiblennius edentulus
- Istiblennius flaviumbrinus
- Istiblennius lineatus
- Istiblennius meleagris
- Istiblennius muelleri
- Istiblennius pox V. G. Springer & J. T. Williams, 1994
- Istiblennius rivulatus
- Istiblennius spilotus V. G. Springer & J. T. Williams, 1994
- Istiblennius steindachneri
- Istiblennius unicolor
- Istiblennius zebra
