Fourline Combtooth Blenny, Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988
Other Names: Fourline Blenny, Fourline Coral Blenny
A Fourline Combtooth Blenny, Ecsenius aequalis, in the Lizard Island area, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Lizard Island Field Guide http://lifg.australianmuseum.net.au/Hierarchy.html. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A greyish to tan blenny with four narrow black stripes or dotted lines along the body, including one along the dorsal-fin base.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Ecsenius aequalis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1058
Fourline Combtooth Blenny, Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988
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Distribution |
Far northern Great Barrier Reef to the Swains Reef, and reefs in the Coral Sea, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in Papua New Guinea. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin XII,13-15; Anal fin 11,14-17; Pectoral fin 12-14; Segmented caudal-fin rays 13; Vertebrae 10 + 21-23. Dentary incisor teeth (includes anterior canine teeth, which differ little, if at all, in appearance from incisors) 42-51; posterior dentary canines (specimens at least 25 mm SL) 4-8 on each side (only two of 52 specimens had 8, unilaterally; specimens 20 mm SL or less have 0-4). Lateral line without pairs of pores, terminating posteriorly at point between vertical from dorsal-fin spine 9 and vertical from interspace between spines 11 and 12 (rarely reaching past vertical from spine 11). Cirrus present on posterior rim of anterior nostril; none on anterior rim. |
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Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin aequalis (= equal) in reference to the approximately equal spacing of the dorsal and ventral stripes relative to the middle stripe. |
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Species Citation |
Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 465: 115, fig. 62, pl. 14(3, 4). Type locality: Escape Reef, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Resources |
Fourline Combtooth Blenny, Ecsenius aequalis Springer 1988
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
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.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Springer, V.G. 1988. The Indo-Pacific Blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 465: 1-134 figs 1-68 pls 1-14 https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.465
Springer, V.G. 1991. Ecsenius randalli, a new species of blenniid fish from Indonesia, with notes on other species of Ecsenius. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 39(12): 100-113.
Springer, V.G. 2001. Blenniidae. pp. 3538-3546 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
Springer, V.G. & Allen, G.R. 2004. Ecsenius caeruliventris and E. shirleyae, two new species of blenniid fishes from Indonesia, and new distribution records for other species of Ecsenius. Zootaxa 791: 1-12.
Williams, J.T. 2014. Ecsenius aequalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T48342307A48406054. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342307A48406054.en. Downloaded on 04 November 2020.
