Species Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Lined Rockskipper, Black-lined Blenny, Lined Blenny, Narrow-lined Blenny, Tide Pool Blenny, Tidepool Blenny
- Salarias lineatus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 11 506 pp. pls 307-343. [314].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1396, Java. - Salarias kingii Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 11 506 pp. pls 307-343. [334].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.2048, north-western Australia (as north-western coast of New Holland).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Springer, V.G. & Williams, J.T. 1994. The Indo-west Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 565: 1-193 figs 1-73 [98]
Generic Combinations
- Crenalticus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] - Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836). —
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]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Point Quobba (24°29'S) to Cartier Island (12°33'S), WA and Murray Islands (9°56'S) to North Barnard Island (17°40'S), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
0-2 m.
General References
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [344] (as Salarias kingii and p. 345 as Salarias lineatus)
McCulloch, A.R. & McNeill, F.A. 1918. Some Australian blennoid fishes. Records of the Australian Museum 12(2): 9–25 [18] (as Salarias lineatus)
Springer, V.G. & Williams, J.T. 1994. The Indo-west Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 565: 1-193 figs 1-73 [98]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1906, as Crenalticus lineatus)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2436] (Tide Pool Blenny)
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [136] (Lined 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] (Tidepool Blenny)
Grant, E.M. 1975. Guide to Fishes. Brisbane : Queensland Government, Co-ordinator General’s Department 640 pp. [443] (Black-lined Blenny, Narrow-lined Blenny)
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. [385] (Lined Rockskipper)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Lined Rockskipper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 22-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |