Spotted Snake Blenny, Ophiclinops pardalis (McCulloch & Waite 1918)

Other Names: Spotted Snakeblenny, Spotted Snake-blenny

Summary:

A pale brown snake blenny with faint brown mottling, a paler mid-dorsal stripe from the top of the head running along the dorsal-fin base, and a slightly broader and darker brown stripe immediately below from the rear edge of each eye, two or three dark stripes on the head from the posterior edge of each eye, the lower two stripes forming margins to broad pale mid-lateral stripe, and pale dorsal, anal and caudal fins mottled with brown.

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Bray, D.J. 2019, Ophiclinops pardalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/12

Spotted Snake Blenny, Ophiclinops pardalis (McCulloch & Waite 1918)

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Distribution	Endemic to South Australia, from Spencer Gulf to Ceduna. Inhabits inshore seagrass areas and macroalgae-covered reefs. Inhabits algal and seagrass leaf litter at the base of and amongst the roots of seagrass.
Features	Dorsal fin LII-LV, 1; Anal fin II, 38-41; Caudal fin 12-13; Pectoral fin 4-6; Pelvic fin I, 2. Body shallow (13-14% SL). Head small (18-19% SL); eyes small (14-15% HL); upper jaw length 24-25% HL). Single dorsal and anal fins with very elongate bases and fairly uniform heights, both broadly joined by membrane to caudal fin; dorsal arising slightly behind and above opercular edges; caudal fin pointed. Pectoral fins tiny, length less than eye diameter.
Species Citation	Ophiclinus pardalis McCulloch & Waite 1918, Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 58, pl. 4(2). Type locality: Streaky Bay, South Australia.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2019
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Spotted Snake Blenny, Ophiclinops pardalis (McCulloch & Waite 1918)

References

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McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1918. Some new and little known fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 39-78 figs 26-31 pls 2-7 See ref at BHL

Rennis, D., Hoese, D.F. & Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Clinidae. pp. 741-775, figs 650-684B in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs.

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Williams, J.T., Holleman, W. & Clements, K.D. 2014. Ophiclinops pardalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T178923A1548286. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178923A1548286.en. Downloaded on 03 June 2019.