Species Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, 1836
Breastspot Blenny, Breast-spot Blenny, Speckled Blenny
- Salarias guttatus Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 11 506 pp. pls 307-343. [308].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP A.2049, Vanikoro. - Salarias calvus 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 [697].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM I.1355, Murray Island, Torres Strait, QLD; AM I.365, Murray Island, Torres Strait, QLD.
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
- Negoscartes guttatus (Valenciennes, 1836). —
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
Murray Islands (9°56'S) to Whitsunday Islands (20°18'S), QLD; tropical, west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.
General References
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1909, as Negoscartes guttatus)
Common Name References
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [240] (Breast-spot Blenny)
Marshall, T.C. 1964. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coastal Waters of Queensland. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 566 pp. 136 pls. [389] (Speckled Blenny)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Breastspot 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) |