Species Stanulus seychellensis Smith, 1959
Seychelles Blenny, Seychelle's Blenny
- Stanulus seychellensis Smith, J.L.B. 1959. Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 14: 227-252 figs 1-16 pls 14-18 [246, pl. 17(13)].
Type data:
Holotype SAIAB 243, La Digue, Seychelles.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Stanulus talboti Springer, 1968 [misidentification]. —
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. [128]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Dirk Hartog Island (26°08'S) to Exmouth Gulf (22°05'S), WA and Boot Reef (10°03'S) to Escape Reef (15°49'S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
General 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. [128] (as S. talboti)
Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 (as Stanulus talboti)
Springer, V.G. 1968. The Indo-Pacific bleniid fish genus Stanulus with description of a new species from the Great Barrier Reef (Blenniidae; Blenniinae; Salariini). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 81(15): 111-122 figs 1-2 [113]
Common Name References
Myers, R.F. 1989. Micronesian Reef Fishes. Guam : Coral Graphics 298 pp. [213] (Seychelle's Blenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Seychelles Blenny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |