Species Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786)
Banded Blenny, Barred Blenny, Jewelled Blenny, Lineated Blenny, Lined Blenny, Painted Blenny
- Blennius fasciatus Bloch, M.E. 1786. Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin : J. Morino Vol. 2 160 pp. pls 145-180. [29, 110, pl. 152(1)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 1942, East Indies. - Blennius pardalis 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. [26].
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Holotype whereabouts unknown, Cape York, QLD. - Salarias lineolatus Alleyne, H.G. & Macleay, W.J. 1877. The ichthyology of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3–4): 261-281, 321-359, pls 3-9, 10-17 [pp. 261-281, pls 3-9 published Feb 1877; pp. 321-359, pls 10-17 published Mar 1877] [336, pl. 13(2)].
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Holotype AM I.16420–001 (specimen labelled holotype, but apparently not from type locality), Darnley Island, Torres Strait, QLD. - Salarias punctillatus Klunzinger, C.B. 1879. Die v. Müller'sche Sammlung Australischer Fische. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 16(22): 254-261 [258] [described in more detail in Klunzinger, C.B. (1880). Die von Müller'sche Sammlung australischer Fische in Stuttgart. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften. Wien 80(1): 325–430 pls 1–9 [389]].
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Holotype SMNS 2495, Port Darwin, NT. - Salarias furvus 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].
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Holotype QM I.225, QLD coast. - Salarias griseus De Vis, C.W. 1884. Fishes from South Sea islands. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 8(4): 445-457 [dated 1883] [450].
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Holotype QM I.76, South Sea Island. - Salarias pauper 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 [695].
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Holotype QM I.1344, Cardwell, QLD. - Salarias sublineatus 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 [695].
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Holotype QM I.1367, Cardwell, QLD. - Salarias quadripennis Cuvier, G.L. 1816. Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction a l'anatomie comparée. Les reptiles et les poisons. Paris : Déterville Vol. 2 pp. 104-351. [251].
Type data:
Holotype ZMUC P.75421 (after 'le blennius gattorungine' in Forsskål, P. 1775. Descriptions Animalium, Avium, Amphibiorum, Piscium, Insectorum, Vermium; quae in intinere Orientali observavit Petrus Forskål. Havniae : Mölleri 164 pp. 43 pls), Red Sea.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bath, H. & Randall, J.E. 1991. Synopsis der Gattung Salarias Cuvier 1817 mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art (Pisces: Blenniidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 71(4/6): 245-258 figs 1-9 [254]
Generic Combinations
- Salarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786). —
Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 11 506 pp. pls 307-343. [324]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay (25°20'S) to Cartier Island (12°33'S), WA and Murray Islands (9°56'S) to Lady Musgrave Island (23°54'S), QLD and Middleton Reef (29°26'S) and Elizabeth Reef (29°56'S), NSW; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), 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.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part III. Records of the Australian Museum 5: 329–436 [343] (and p. 346 as Blennius pardalis)
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1904 and 1918, as Blennius pardalis)
Common Name References
Grant, E.M. 1991. Fishes of Australia. Brisbane : EM Grant Pty Ltd 480 pp. [335] (Lined Blenny)
Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [326] (Banded Blenny)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [389] (Barred Blenny, Lineated Blenny, Painted 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. [387] (Jewelled Blenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Banded Blenny)
History of changes
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |