Species Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928)
Snow Blenny, Snow's Rockskipper
- Blennius snowi Fowler, H.W. 1928. The fishes of Oceania. Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 10: 1-540 figs 1-82 pls 1-49 [432, fig. 71].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ 3634, Strong Island, Kosrae, Caroline Islands.
Paratype(s) ANSP 66361.
Generic Combinations
- Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928). —
Schultz, L.P. & Chapman, W.M. 1960. Subfamily Salarinae. pp. 302-382 in Schultz, L.P., Chapman, W.M., Lachner, E.A. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 2. Families Mullidae through Stromateidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(2): 1-438, figs 91-132, pls 75-123 [319] - Nixiblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928). —
Whitley, G.P. 1930. Ichthyological miscellanea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10(1): 8-31 fig. 1 pl. 1 [20] (changed combination as type of genus Nixiblennius)
Distribution
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine, reef flats, rock reef.
Extra Ecological Information
0-3 m in heavy surge areas
General References
Bath, H. 2004. Revision of the genus Rhabdoblennius Whitley (Pisces: Blenniidae: Salariinae), with descriptions of two new species. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 669: 1-26 [21]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Steene, R.C. & Orchard, M. 2007. Fishes of Christmas Island. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 2 edn, 284 pp. [213] (Snow's Rockskipper)
Allen, G.R. & Steene, R.C. 1988. Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island : Christmas Island Natural History Association 197 pp. [139] (Snow Blenny)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 01-Dec-2011 | ADDED |