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 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4740

Mimic Blenny, Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909)

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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

Australian Faunal Directory

Mimic Blenny, Mimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan 1909)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. 

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. 

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. 

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. 

Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 PDF available, open access

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

Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Springer, V.G. 1971. Synopsis of the Tribe Salariini, with description of five new genera and three new species (Pisces : Blenniidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 73: 1-72 figs 1-50 See ref online, open access

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.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37408056

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:2-10 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:5 cm TL

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