- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- BLENNIIDAE
- Parablennius
- serratolineatus
Norfolk Island Blenny, Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins 1986
A Norfolk Island Blenny, Parablennius serratolineatus, at Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. Source: T. Cooper / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A secretive white blenny with faint brown spots on the head and a broad dark stripe along the upper side from the eye to the tail base.
The Norfolk Island Blenny is endemic to the Australian territory of Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea.
The Norfolk Island Blenny is endemic to the Australian territory of Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Parablennius serratolineatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4981
Norfolk Island Blenny, Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins 1986
More Info
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Distribution |
Found only at Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea. Inhabits shallow reefs, often sheltering amongst urchin spines. |
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Species Citation |
Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986, Senckenberg. Biol. 66(4/6): 192, figs 30-32, 34a-c. Type locality: Point Hunter, Emily Bay, Norfolk Island. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
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Resources |
Norfolk Island Blenny, Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins 1986
References
Bath, H. 1996. Beitrag zur Osteologie der Arten der Tribus Parablenniini. Die Beziehungen der Knochen des Schädeldaches zum Seitenorgan-System und zu den Weichteilbildungen der Kopfoberseite sowie die systematische Bedeutung der Befunde nebst Bemerkungen. Senckenbergiana Biologica 76(1/2): 65-92.
Bath, H. & Hutchins, B. 1986. Die Blenniini des australischen Raums und Neuseelands mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art und einer neuen Unterart. Senckenbergiana Biologica 66(4/6): 167-213 figs 1-47
Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2
Williams, J.T. 2014. Parablennius serratolineatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3.
