- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- BLENNIIDAE
- Mimoblennius
- atrocinctus
Mimic Blenny, Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909)
Other Names: Banded Blenny, Spotted and Barred Blenny
A Mimic Blenny, Mimoblennius atrocinctus, near Vlaming Head, North-West Cape, Western Australia, March 2014. Source: Kristin Anderson / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A small reddish-brown blenny with an indistinct, broad dark midlateral stripe, 6-7 divided dark bars along the side that extend onto the dorsal fin, and small white spots on the lower part of the head and body.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Mimoblennius atrocinctus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4740
Mimic Blenny, Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909)
More Info
Distribution |
North-West Cape to the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, and Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical east-Indo-west Pacific. Inhabits rocky shorelines in depths to 10 m, often sheltering in abandoned worm tubes and holes. |
Features |
Dorsal fin XIII, 18-19; Anal fin II, 21-22. soft rays: 21 - 22. Nasal and nuchal cirri palmate. Supraorbital with 2 long, slender cirri. |
Etymology |
Mimoblennius is from the Greek mimos (a mimic), and Blennius, the nominal genus for which it was originally mistaken and shows the greatest superficial resemblance. |
Species Citation |
Blennius atrocinctus Regan 1909, Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1909: 405, pl. 66(1). Type locality: Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
Resources |
Mimic Blenny, Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909)
References
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Regan, C.T. 1909. A collection of fishes made by Dr. C.W. Andrews, F.R.S., at Christmas Island. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909: 403-406 pls 65 & 66 See ref at BHL
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Springer, V.G. & Spreitzer, A.E. 1978. Five new species and a new genus of Indian Ocean blenniid fishes, tribe Salariini, with a key to genera of the tribe. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 268: 1-20. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.268 See ref online, open access
Watson, W. 2009. Larval development in blennies, pp. 309-350. In, Patzner, R.A., Gonçalves, E.J., Hastings, P.A. & Kapoor, B.G. (eds.) The biology of blennies. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH, USA. 482 pp.
Williams, J.T. 2014. Mimoblennius atrocinctus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342174A48368221. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342174A48368221.en. Downloaded on 13 January 2018.