Species Aspidontus tractus Fowler, 1903
- Aspidontus tractus Fowler, H.,W. 1903. Descriptions of several fishes from Zanzibar Island, two of which are new. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 55: 161-176 [170, pl. 7].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 24207, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Generic Combinations
- Aspidontus taeniatus tractus (Fowler, 1903). —
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces : Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196 figs 1-179 [62]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834. —
Allen, G.R. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1994. Fishes of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 412: 1-21 [15] (at the time Aspidontus tractus was regarded as a subspecies of A. taeniatus)
Introduction
The Indian Ocean form was regarded as Aspidontus taeniatus tractus by Smith-Vaniz (1976). We include the record here based on Hastings & Springer (2009) who elevated the subspecies to species, but mentioned that the only Cocos (Keeling) Islands specimen had only a faint bar on the pectoral base, which is normally dark in A. tractus and absent in A. taeniatus.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, west Indian
IMCRA
Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine.
General References
Hastings, P. & Springer, V.G. 2009. Recognizing diversity in blennioid fish nomenclature (Teleostei: Blennioidei). Zootaxa 2120: 3-14 [6]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2012 | ADDED |