Istiblennius muelleri, Mueller's rockskipper, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific ocean. Males of this species can reach a maximum of 7 cm (2.8 in) SL, while females can reach a maximum of 5.5 cm (2.2 in) SL.[2] The specific zoology honours the German-Australian physician, geographer, and botanist Ferdinand von Mueller (1825-1896).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Blenniidae |
| Genus: | Istiblennius |
| Species: | I. muelleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)
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| Synonyms | |
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Salarias muelleri Klunzinger, 1879 | |
References
edit- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Istiblennius muelleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342271A48405588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342271A48405588.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Istiblennius muelleri". FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 October 2018). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Family BLENNIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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