Scientific Name: Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonym: Salarias dussumieri (unaccepted) (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Streaky rockskipper, Dussumier’s rockskipper
Local/Bangla Name: Raja chiruni mach (রাজা চিরুনী মাছ)
Labcode: F1711SM-27, F1711SM-28
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Description:
D XII-XIV, 19-24; A II, 21-25; P1 13-15. Body elongate. Nape lacking cirri. Supraorbital tentacle variable, with up to 5 branches on each side. Single blade-like occipital crest present in adult males. Nasal with short cirri. Canine teeth absent on dentary. Several caudal-fin rays branched. Lateral line ending below 4th to 10th dorsal spines. Color: body dusky gray with a series of 7 double, brownish orange bars; small dark spots scattered on body in females; outer part of median fins broadly dark in males.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Euryhaline, Mangrove areas, Coral reef ecosystem of Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine, Brackish (Reef associated fish, Tropical)
References:
Hossain MS, Chowdhury SR, Sharifuzzaman SM , Islam MM, Hasan J, Haque MA , Ali MZ, Hoq ME, Mahmud Y. Marine Fishes of Bangladesh (2020) Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute and Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Chattogram, 512pp.
