Species Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836)

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External Links

• Blennechis breviceps Valenciennes, A. in Cuvier, G.L. & Valenciennes, A. 1836. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : Levrault Vol. 11 506 pp. pls 307-343. [283].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 999, Gulf of Bengal.
• Dasson duperreyi Whitley, G.P. 1945. New sharks and fishes from Western Australia. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 11(1): 1-42 figs 1-15 [31].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.2152–001, Shark Bay, WA.
  Paratype(s) WAM P.2153–001; AM IB.323–325; AM IB.347.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces : Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196 figs 1-179 [38]

 

Generic Combinations

• Petroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836). —
  Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces : Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196 figs 1-179 [38]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Woodman Point (32°08'S) to Clerke Reef (17°18'S), WA; tropical, Indo-west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, rock reef.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [206]

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [139]

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. [328]

Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [53] (1887 as Dasson duperreyi)

 

Common Name References

Allen, G.R. 1985. Fishes of Western Australia. Book 9. pp. 2207-2534 526 pls in Burgess, W.E. & Axelrod, H.R. (eds). Pacific Marine Fishes. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications. [2439] (Weed Blenny)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [139] (Short-headed Sabretooth Blenny)

Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [242] (Short-headed Sabre-tooth)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Feb-2013		01-Feb-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)