- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- BLENNIIDAE
- Omobranchus
- rotundiceps
Rotund Blenny, Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881)
A Rotund Blenny, Omobranchus rotundiceps, at Shelly Beach, Manly, New South Wales. Source: Sylke Rohrlach / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A species of combtooth blenny. The subspecies Omonbranchus rotundiceps rotundiceps is found only in Australia.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2021, Omobranchus rotundiceps in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4748
Rotund Blenny, Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881)
More Info
Distribution |
Shark Bay, Western Australia, to Sydney, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific. Found in coastal, estuarine and rocky habitats. |
Feeding |
Herbivore - feeds on algae. |
Species Citation |
Petroscirtes rotundiceps Macleay, 1881, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1 6(1): 9. Type locality: Port Jackson, New South Wales. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
Resources |
Rotund Blenny, Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay 1881)
References
Chao, N.L., McEachran, J., Patzner, R.A. & Williams, J. 2010. Omobranchus rotundiceps. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 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 (as Petroscirtes fasciolatus)
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen & R.C. Steene. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
Springer, V.G. & Gomon, M.F. 1975. Revision of the blenniid fish genus Omobranchus with descriptions of three new species and notes on other species of the tribe Omobranchini. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 177: 1-135 figs 1-52 PDF available, open access