- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- TRIPTERYGIIDAE
- Lepidoblennius
- haplodactylus
Eastern Jumping Blenny, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner 1867
Other Names: Jumping Blenny, Jumping Joey
An Eastern Jumping Blenny, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus, at Port Kembla, New South Wales. Source: Dave Harasti / www.daveharasti.com. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A greyish to greenish-yellow triplefin grading to pale below, often with 5 dark saddle-like blotches along the back, small irregular pearly spots and dark blotches or vertical streaks along the sides, and a brown band from the eye to the upper jaw.
The Eastern Jumping Blenny is often seen "hopping" across the wet rocky surface near the water's edge.
The Eastern Jumping Blenny is often seen "hopping" across the wet rocky surface near the water's edge.
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1132
Eastern Jumping Blenny, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner 1867
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Distribution |
Endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia from about Rockhampton, Queensland, to Western Port, Victoria. Occurs on shallow reefs around exposed algal-covered rocks. The species is common in the intertidal zone, and is often seen at the water's edge at low tide. |
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Etymology |
The specific name haplodactylus is from the Latin haplo- (= simple, single) and dactylus (= finger) in reference tot he unbranched rays in the pectoral fins, anal and caudal fins. |
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Species Citation |
Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner, 1867, Sitz. Akad. Wissensch. Wien 55(1): 12, pl. 1(1-1A). Type locality: Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Eastern Jumping Blenny, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner 1867
References
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Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.
Kuiter, R.H. 1994. Families Blenniidae and Tripterygiidae. pp. 728-740 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.
Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. 437 pp.
Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 6(1): 1-138 pls 1-2 (described from Port Jackson as Lepidoblennius geminatus) See ref at BHL
Paijmans, K.C. & Wong, M.Y.L. 2017. Linking animal contests and community structure using rockpool fishes as a model system. Functional Ecology 31: 1612–1623, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12859
Steindachner, F. 1867. Über einige Fische aus dem Fitzroy-Flusse bei Rockhampton in Ost-Australien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 55(1): 9-16.
Williams, J. & Holleman, W. 2014. Lepidoblennius haplodactylus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T179055A1564379. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179055A1564379.en. Downloaded on 15 November 2021.
