Species Ecsenius oculatus Springer, 1988

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Ecsenius oculatus Springer, V.G. 1988. The Indo-Pacific Blenniid fish genus Ecsenius. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 465: 1-134 figs 1-68 pls 1-14 [60, fig. 32c, pl. 7(1)].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25368–023, reef off Tantabiddi Creek, North West Cape, WA.
  Paratype(s) AM I.19641–016; USNM 261219; WAM P.25368-037; WAM P.25374-018; WAM P.25813-050; WAM P.26102-005; WAM P.26110-004; WAM P.26670-006; WAM P.27961-014; WAM P.27970-041.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Ecsenius oculus Springer, 1971. —
  Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [133] (misidentification, species separated from oculus in 1988)

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Point Quobba (24°29'S) to Monte Bello Islands (115°30'S), WA; tropical, east Indian.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [208]

Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [208]

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. [130] (as E. oculus)

McKinney, J.F. & Springer, V.G. 1976. Four new species of the fish genus Ecsenius with notes on other species of the genus (Blenniidae : Salariini). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 236: 1-27 figs 1-11 (as E. oculus, in part)

 

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] (Coral Blenny)

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. [130] (Ocular Blenny)

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

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2013		01-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)