Species Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay, 1881)
Rotund Blenny
- Petroscirtes rotundiceps Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 6(1): 1-138 pls 1-2 [9].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.16413–001, Port Jackson, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.16413–002.Subsequent designation references:
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 [67]. - Petroscirtes fasciolatus Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 6(1): 1-138 pls 1-2 [8] [junior secondary homonym of Blennechis fasciolatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.16412–002, Port Jackson, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.16412–001.Subsequent designation references:
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 [67]. - Salarias furcatus De Vis, C.W. 1884. New fishes in the Queensland Museum. No. 4. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 9(3): 685-698 [696].
Type data:
Holotype QM I.11/114, St Helena, Moreton Bay, QLD. - Petroscirtes macleayi Ogilby, J.D. 1886. Catalogue of the Fishes of New South Wales, with their principal synonyms. Sydney : Government Printer 67 pp. [38] [nom. nov. for Petroscirtes fasciolatus Macleay, 1881].
- Salarias furtivus De Vis, C.W. 1886. On a lizard and three species of Salarias etc. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 2: 56-60 [1885 on title page] [60].
Type data:
Lectotype AM I.16728–001, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM I.384.Subsequent designation references:
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 [67]. - Graviceps angelus Whitley, G.P. 1959. Ichthyological snippets. The Australian Zoologist 12(4): 310-323 figs 1-3 [320].
Type data:
Holotype AM IB.3995, Heron Island, Capricorn Group, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [63]
Generic Combinations
- Graviceps furcatus (De Vis, 1884). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] - Petroscirtes furcatus (De Vis, 1884). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [341] - Omobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay, 1881). —
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 [15]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (26°10'S) to Sydney, NSW (33°51'S); tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [329]
- Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [366]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, estuary, inshore, marine, rock reef.
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 [341] (as Petroscirtes rotundiceps and p. 342 as Petroscirtes furcatus)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1875, as Petroscirtes fasciolatus, 1892 as Graviceps furcatus and 1893 as Graviceps angelus)
Common Name References
Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [139] (Rotund Blenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rotund Blenny)
History of changes
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| 01-Feb-2013 | 01-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |