Species Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952
Matsubara's Blenny, Japanese Snake Blenny
- Xiphasia matsubarai Okada, Y. & Suzuki, K. 1952. A new blennoid fish from the Sea of Japan. Report of the Faculty of Fisheries of the Prefectural University of Mie 1(2): 75-77 [75, fig.].
Type data:
Holotype FRLM 4052, off Owashi, Sea of Japan.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Xiphasia setifer Swainson, 1839 [misidentification]. —
Waite, E.R. 1903. Additions to the fish-fauna of Lord Howe Island. No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 5(1): 20-45 figs 1-2 pls 3-5 [45]
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Hoese, D.F., Paxton, J.R., Randall, J.E., Russell, B.C., Starck, W.A., Talbot, F.H. & Whitley, G.P. 1976. Annotated checklist of the fishes of Lord Howe Island. Records of the Australian Museum 30(15): 365-454 figs 1-2 [427]
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [16]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, marine.
General References
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 [72]
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1987. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Blenniidae): an update. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 139: 1-52 figs 1-29 [5]
Springer, V.G. 2001. Blenniidae. pp. 3538-3546 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3546]
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) |