Shark Bay Eel Blenny, Notograptus gregoryi Whitley 1941

Other Names: Ethopian, Shark Bay Eel-blenny

Summary:

A rare uniform dark brown eel blenny with a whitish margin on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins, a pale yellowish gill cover, pectoral and pelvic fins, a row of two or three dark ocelli across the cheek, a small ocellus on each side of the barbel, a pair of larger ocelli on each side of chin below the eyes, and a faint ocellus near the rear of the dorsal fin.

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Bray, D.J. 2024, Notograptus gregoryi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 May 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1727

Shark Bay Eel Blenny, Notograptus gregoryi Whitley 1941

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Distribution	Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. Inhabits inshore sandy-weed areas.
Colour	Holotype: General colour, dark chocolate, uniform and without spots, almost blackish except for the margins of dorsal, anal and caudal fins which are dull white. Pectoral and ventral fins and opercular membrane yellowish white. Eye bluish. Cheeks, behind mouth, crossed by two or three dark ocelli of irregular pear-shape margined with yellowish. A small ocellus on each side of barbel and a pair of larger ocelli on each side of chin below eyes. A faint ocellus 4 rays from end of dorsal.
Etymology	The species is "Named in honour of Mr. John Gregory, who greatly assisted me in his capacity as Fisheries Officer at Shark’s Bay".
Species Citation	Notograptus gregoryi Whitley 1941, Australian Zoologist 10(1): 39, pl. 1(26). Type locality: head of Useless Inlet, Shark Bay, Western Australia, depth 2-3 fathoms.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2024
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Shark Bay Eel Blenny, Notograptus gregoryi Whitley 1941

References

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.

Johnson, J.W. & Gill, A.C. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of Sweers Island, Gulf of Carpentaria. Gulf of Carpentaria Scientific Study Report. Geography Monograph Series. Brisbane: Royal Geographic Society of Queensland. pp. 239-260

Mooi, R.D. 1999. Families Plesiopidae, Notograptidae. pp. 2586-2587 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. 4 pp. 2069-2790.

Mooi, R.D. & Gill, A.C. 2004. Notograptidae, sister to Acanthoplesiops Regan (Teleostei: Plesiopidae: Acanthoclininae), with comments on biogeography, diet and morphological convergence with Congrogadinae (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 141: 179-205

Whitley, G.P. 1941. Ichthyological notes and illustrations. The Australian Zoologist 10(1): 1-50 figs 1-32 pls 1-2 See ref at BHL