Seram Blenny, Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1852

Other Names: Ceram Blenny

A Seram Blenny, Salarias ceramensis, on Swains Reefs, Great Barrier Reefs, Queensland, February 2017. Source: Andrew Green / iNaturalist.org. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:

A dark greyish to greenish or brownish blenny with a complex pattern of bars and lines on the head, a whitish to pale greenish area on the upper head and upper front of the body (or whitish saddles along the back), several large black spots below the spinous dorsal fin, small whitish to pale greenish spots on the body, and small dark spots on the pectoral and caudal fins.
Video of a Seram Blenny at Musgrave Island, Queensland.

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Seram Blenny, Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1852

More Info

Distribution	Murray Islands to the Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical, west Pacific. Inhabits sheltered bays and lagoons, often amongst mixed algae and coral rubble, in silty habitats at depths of 1-6 m. Often seen propping on dead coral.
Features	Dorsal fin XII, 17-19; Anal fin II, 18-19; Pectoral fin 15; Pelvic fin I, 3; Caudal fin (segmented rays) 12-13 (middle 8-9 branched).
Similar Species	Differs from the similar Salarias fasciatus in having a most dark chest and belly, along with 15 pectoral-fin rays (vs. 14 in S. fasciatus).
Species Citation	Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1852, Natuurwetensch. Tijdschr. Nederlandsch Indië 3: 701. Type locality: Wahai, northern Ceram, Indonesia.
Author	Dianne J. Bray
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Seram Blenny, Salarias ceramensis Bleeker 1852

References

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Bleeker, P. 1852. Nieuwe bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Ceram. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 3: 689-714.

Meyers, R., Patzner, R.A. & Williams, J. 2010. Salarias ceramensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T155029A4705571. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155029A4705571.en . Downloaded on 11 October 2015.

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Wilson, S.K. 2001. Multiscale habitat associations of detrivorous blennies (Blenniidae: Salariini). Coral Reefs 20: 245-251.