Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila Briggs 1976
A Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila, in Tulamben Bay, Bali, Indonesia. Source: O.J. Brett / http://www.tropicalfavourites.com/SpeciesInfo158.aspx. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A dark brown to dark red clingfish with a white to yellow stripe along each side and another along the middle of the back.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Discotrema crinophila in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1154
Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila Briggs 1976
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Distribution |
Until the Australian distributions of both Discotrema species are confirmed, the Crinoid Clingfish is tentatively recorded from the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, and North West Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea. Elsewhere the species is widespread and relatively common throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Inhabits protected coastal reefs from shallow reef flats to reef slopes and walls, and is commensal with crinoids, especially Comanthus bennetti. |
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Etymology |
The specific name crinophila is from the Greek philios meaning 'loving' or 'friend', in reference to the commensal relationship with crinoids. |
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Species Citation |
Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976, Copeia 1976(2): 340. Type locality: Benga Lagooon, Benga, Fiji. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Crinoid Clingfish, Discotrema crinophila Briggs 1976
References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
Briggs, J.C. 1976. A new genus and species of clingfish from the western Pacific. Copeia 1976(2): 339-341 figs 1-4
Craig, M.T. & Randall, J.E. 2008. Two new species of the Indo-Pacific clingfish genus Discotrema (Gobiesocidae). Copeia 2008(1): 68-74.
Hutchins, J.B. 2003. Checklist of marine fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. pp. 453-478 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I., & Jones, D.S. (eds). Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum.
Kuiter, R.H. & Tonozuka, T. 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 1. Eels- Snappers, Muraenidae - Lutjanidae. Australia : Zoonetics pp. 1-302.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Russell, B.C., Larson, H.K., Hutchins, J.B. & Allen, G.R. 2005. Reef fishes of the Sahul Shelf. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory Supplement 1 2005: 83-105.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Carpenter, K.E. 2016. Discotrema crinophilum (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T67905401A115447857. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T67905401A67906405.en. Downloaded on 08 August 2018.
