Species Ophiclinus antarcticus Castelnau, 1872
Dusky Snake Blenny, Adelaide Snake-blenny, Adelaide Snakeblenny, Dusky Snake-blenny, Dusky Snakeblenny
- Ophiclinus antarcticus Castelnau, F.L. de 1872. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 2. Note on some South Australian fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 1: 243-248 [246].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.1095, Gulf St Vincent, SA. - Neogunellus sulcatus Castelnau, F.L. de 1875. Researches on the fishes of Australia. Intercolonial Exhibition Essays. 2. pp. 1–52 in, Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876 : Official Record. Melbourne. [27].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.1677, Adelaide, SA. - Neogunellus homacanthus Herzenstein, S.M. 1896. Ueber einige neue und seltene Fische des Zoologischen Museums der Kaiserlichen Akadamie der Wissenschaften. Annuaire du Musée Zoologique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences. St. Petersbourg 1: 1-14 [5].
Type data:
Lectotype ZIL 6639, Gulf St Vincent, SA.
Paralectotype(s) ZIL 44076; ZIL 44077.Subsequent designation references:
George, A. & Springer, V.G. 1980. Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 307: 1-31 figs 1-14 [16]. - Ophiclinus aethiops McCulloch, A.R. & Waite, E.R. 1918. Some new and little known fishes from South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1(1): 39-78 figs 26-31 pls 2-7 [57, fig. 29].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA F.481, Kangaroo Island, SA.
Paratype(s) AM I.14615.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- George, A. & Springer, V.G. 1980. Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 307: 1-31 figs 1-14 [13]
Generic Combinations
- Sticharium aethiops (McCulloch & Waite, 1918). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] - Sticharium antarcticum (Castelnau, 1872). —
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] - Ophiclinus homacanthus (Herzenstein, 1896). —
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [352]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Kangaroo Island, SA (138°03'E) to Fremantle, WA (32°03'S); temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, inshore, marine, rock reef.
General References
Hoese, D.F., Gomon, M.F. & Rennis, D.S. 2008. Family Clinidae. pp. 696-722 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [717]
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [352] (and as Ophiclinus aethiops and O. homacanthus)
Rennis, D., Hoese, D.F. & Gomon, M.F. 1994. Family Clinidae. pp. 741-775, figs 650-684B in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [768]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [54] (1954 as Sticharium antarcticum and 1958 as Sticharium aethiops)
Common Name References
Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds) 1994. The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [768] (Adelaide Snakeblenny, Dusky Snakeblenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Dusky Snake Blenny)
Thomson, J.M. 1978. A Field Guide to the Common Sea & Estuary Fishes of Non-tropical Australia. Sydney : Collins 144 pp. [115] (Adelaide Snake-blenny, Dusky Snake-blenny)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |