Species Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969

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• Ecsenius midas Starck, W.A. 1969. Ecsenius (Anthiiblennius) midas a new subgenus and species of mimic blenny from the western Indian Ocean. Notulae Naturae, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 419: 1-9 figs 1-4 [1, figs 1, 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANSP 111148, D'Arros Island, Amirante Islands.
  Paratype(s) ANSP 111149; ANSP 111854; USNM 202422.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Escape Reef, QLD (15°49'S); tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

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Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, nectonic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1988. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. An annotated checklist. Ringwood, Victoria, Australia : New Guinea Fishes Association, Ringwood, Victoria : 8 pp. [133]

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [210]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [207]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [381]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [381]

Springer, V.G. 1971. Revision of the fish genus Ecsenius (Blenniidae, Blenniinae, Salariini). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 72: 1-74 figs 1-36 [13]

Springer, V.G. 1988. The Indo-Pacific Blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 465: 1-134 figs 1-68 pls 1-14

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [133] (Lyretail Blenny)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [245] (Lyre-tail Comb-tooth)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [381] (Midas Blenny)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Midas Combtooth Blenny)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2013		01-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		30-Nov-2011	MODIFIED