Spiny Eel Blenny, Congrogadus spinifer (Borodin 1933)
Other Names: Small-spot Eel-blenny, Spiny Eel-blenny
Spiny Eel Blenny, Congrogadus spinifer. Source: Western Australian Museum. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
An eel blenny with pale yellowish spots along the bases of the dorsal and anal fins, irregular rows of spots on the body, a large ocellated spot on the upper part of the gill cover, a broad pale bar below the eye, a pale yellowish stripe from behind the eye, above the ocellus to the anterior part of the lateral line, and a pale median stripe from tip of snout to the origin of the dorsal fin.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Congrogadus spinifer in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4532
Spiny Eel Blenny, Congrogadus spinifer (Borodin 1933)
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Distribution |
Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, to the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait, E of Saibai Island, Queensland. Inhabits coarse sand bottoms with algae and sponges, in depths of 2-82 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin I, 61-65; Anal fin 52-55; Vertebrae 67-70. Gill membranes fused with the isthmus; usually 6 pores in preopercular canal; no posterior otic sensory canal pore; posterior interorbital pore usually absent. |
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Fisheries |
The Spiny Eel Blenny has been taken as by-catch in commercial trawl fisheries. |
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Species Citation |
Congrogadoides spinifer Borodin 1933, Copeia 1933(3): 141. Type locality: Broome, WA. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Resources |
Spiny Eel Blenny, Congrogadus spinifer (Borodin 1933)
References
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Winterbottom, R. 1980. Two new species of the Congrogadidae (Pisces: Perciformes) from the Indo-West Pacific. Copeia 1980(3): 396-402.
Winterbottom, R. 1986. Revision and vicariance biogeography of the subfamily Congrogadinae (Pisces: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Indo-Pacific Fishes 9: 1-34 figs 1-37 pl. 1
