Species Omobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855)
Chevron Blenny, Chevroned Blenny
- Petroscirtes elongatus Peters, W.C.H. 1855. Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachteten Seefische. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855: 428-466 [440] [also described in Peters, W. 1855. Übersicht der in Mossambique beobachten Fische. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte 1: 234–282 (244)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 1940, Mozambique.
Generic Combinations
- Omobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855). —
Springer, V.G. 1972. Synopsis of the tribe Omobranchini with descriptions of three new genera and two new species (Pisces : Blenniidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 130: 1-31 figs 1-16 [13] - Graviceps (Pauloscirtes) elongatus (Peters, 1855). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Weipa (141°50'E) to Airlie Beach (20°17'S), QLD; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, inshore, marine.
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 [342] (as Petroscirtes elongatus)
Springer, V.G. & Gomon, M.F. 1975. Revision of the blenniid fish genus Omobranchus with descriptions of three new species and notes on other species of the tribe Omobranchini. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 177: 1-135 figs 1-52
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1897, as Graviceps (Pauloscirtes) elongatus)
Common Name References
Munro, I.S.R. 1967. The Fishes of New Guinea. Port Moresby : Dept. Agric. Stock Fish. 651 pp. 23 figs 84 pls. [458] (Chevroned Blenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Chevron Blenny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |