Suborder BLENNIOIDEI
Compiler and date details
23 January 2013 - Douglass F. Hoese
December 2006 - Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
This suborder contains six families of small fishes, normally found in inshore waters, particularly around reef environments (Nelson (1994). Three of the families occur in Australia. Gosline (1968) reviewed the classification of the group and Springer (1993) further characterised the group. Phylogenetic information on the Blennioidei, based on molecular studies, is provided by Stepien et al. (1993, 1997).
General References
Gosline, W.A. 1968. The suborders of perciform fishes. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 124(3647): 1-78
Nelson, J.S. 1994. Fishes of the World. New York : John Wiley & Sons 600 pp.
Springer, V.G. 1993. Definition of the suborder Blennioidei and its included families (Pisces: Perciformes). Bulletin of Marine Science 52(2): 472-495
Stepien, C.A., Dillon, A.K., Brooks, M.J., Chase, K.L. & Hubers, A.N. 1997. The evolution of blennioid fishes based on an analysis of mitochondrial 12S rDNA. pp. 245-270 in Kocher, T.D. & Stepien, C.A. (eds). Molecular Systematics of Fishes. San Diego : Academic Press 314 pp.
Stepien, C.A., Dixon, M.T. & Hills, D.M. 1993. Evolutionary relationships of the blennioid fish families Clinidae, Labrisomidae and Chaenopsidae: congruency between DNA sequence and allozyme data. Bulletin of Marine Science 52(1): 496-515
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2013 | 08-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |