Blenny
Istiblennius dussumieri
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Istiblennius
Where to Find
Found in 34 diving areas across 18 countries and 5 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Isle of Pines, New Caledonia - 5 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 4 records
- Jeju Island, South Korea - 1 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 2 records
- Andaman Islands, India - 4 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 2 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 2 records
- Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 2 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 2 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 3 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 4 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 3 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 45 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 48 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 23 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 11 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 5 records
- Flores, Indonesia - 3 records
- Halmahera, Indonesia - 25 records
- Komodo, Indonesia - 2 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 2 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 2 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 3 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 3 records
- Apo Reef, Philippines - 4 records
- Bohol, Philippines - 55 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 48 records
- Malapascua, Philippines - 5 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 46 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 2 records
- Gulf of Thailand, Thailand - 2 records