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Ostéichthyen Perciformes Blenniidae
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| 2 familles | 396 espèces |
| Références web | |
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| fishbase | ADW |
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 Identification keys to Blennies |
| Etymologie | Source | |
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| Blenniidae | Greek, blennos = similar to mucus | fishbase |
| Aspidontus | ||
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| Aspidontus dussumieri
1996 Durat Al Arus (Saudi Arabia) ©Field, Richard 
(via fishbase) |
Aspidontus taeniatus
2005 by Izuzuki 
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Aspidontus tractus
2011 Réunion by Bourjon Philippe
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Aspidontus | ||
| Cirripectes quagga | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Zebra Blenny |
Fowler & Ball, 1924 / LC / ITIS 636308 |
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Hawaii ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | aquarium from Coral Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-WCPacifiq | Squiggly blenny | tropical |
| snout broad and obtuse, convex in profile; eye high and advanced; mouth broad and lower jaw inferior slightly; variable body pigmentation: from uniform brown to individuals with bars, spots, or a yellow to scarlet red caudal peduncle; ocellated spot on the gill cover; black iris with yellow, irregular-shaped inner ring | ||
| <19m / 10cm | dioecism, ovipare, fécondation externe, distinct pairing | benthiq, in algal ridge and crests between surge channels of exposed seaward reefs |
| Cirripectes quagga | ||
| Ecsenius | ||
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| Ecsenius aequalis
1995 Osprey Reef (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ecsenius axelrodi
2012 Bunaken (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Ecsenius bathi
male, 2014 Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Ecsenius bicolor
2015 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ecsenius fijiensis
2012 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ecsenius gravieri
1995 Gulf of Aqaba ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Ecsenius lineatus
2016 Oman ©mda (via INaturalist) |
Ecsenius lividanalis
1997 Sulawesi ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ecsenius melarchus
1995 Bali ©WorldFish Center-FishBase ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Ecsenius midas
2010 Siyul El Gelwa (Egypt) by Joe DE VROE
(via fishbase) |
Ecsenius nalolo
1997 Maldives ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ecsenius namiyei
Lembeh ©Karen Honeycutt
(via fishbase) |
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| Ecsenius prooculis
2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Ecsenius pulcher
2003 Fahl Is. (Oman) ©Field, Richard
(via fishbase) |
Ecsenius trilineatus
2007 Bali by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
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| Ecsenius yaeyamaensis
1997 Banda (Indonesia) ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Ecsenius | ||
| Exallias brevis | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / doris / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Leopard blenny / Pink-spotted blenny |
Kner, 1868 / LC / ITIS 171225 |
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| 1995 Eilat (Is) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2012 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2014 Sydney by Ian Shaw
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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2015 Thailand by BEDO
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2009 Safaga (Egypt) ©Matthieu Sontag
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2008 Coraya Bay (Marsa Alam/Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| 2012 Hawaii by David R
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by Gpaschv
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2007 by Brocken Inaglory
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2017 NSW (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Ningaloo (W-Au) by John Turnbull
(via fishesofaustralia) |
NSW (Au) by Richard Ling
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-WPacifiq & Red Sea | Blennie léopard | temperate to tropical |
| with a fringe of cirri across the neck, and a branched tentacle above each eye; males: body whitish with numerous small spots reddish; head brown octogonal spots; anal, caudal & dorsal spotted; females & juvéniles: all brown spots; | ||
| 3-8m (jsq 20m) / 14.5 cm | dioecism, ovipare, fécondation externe, guarder & nester <male, distinct pairing, léger dyschromie sexuelle | territorial, benthiq, feed on coral tissues |
| Exallias brevis | ||
| Lipophrys pholis | ||
| fishbase / marlin / British Marine Life / habitas / doris | Synonymes
Shanny |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 636404 |
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| 2004 Bretagne by Nup
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 Dorset (UK) ©BioImages by Malcolm Storey
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 by Gilles San Martin
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2012 Bakio (Basq-Sp) by juancar dieguez
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
in small pool under brown seaweed,
Dorset (UK) ©BioImages by Malcolm Storey
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2015 Ireland by Charles Hendron
(via fishbase) |
Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal) by Ricardo Barreto
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2016 NL by v_s_
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 1999 Ireland by Østergaard, Thorke A.S.
(via fishbase) |
2015 Ireland by Charles Hendron
(via fishbase) |
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| E-Atlantiq & Méditerranée | Blennie mordocet | temperate |
| absence of any tentacles over the eye; large, rounded head and older fish also have a fleshy ridge on their foreheads; usually green with black mottling or grey with black; males in breeding livery go all black with a white mouth and an attractive pale blue fringe to the long dorsal fin | ||
| intertidal 0-8m / 16cm (jsq 30cm) / 10ans | dioecism, ovipare, fécondation externe, polygyne, nesting in hole on ground, guarding <1 mâle pour nb females, eggs demersal & adhesive | in rocky areas in shallow water; courant; homing behavior, may remain out of water under rocks or basking (breathes air when out of water), active at daytime during high tide |
| Lipophrys pholis | ||
| Meiacanthus | ||
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| Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
2010 Philippines by Hajime Okochi
(via fishbase) |
Meiacanthus ditrema
2000 Tonga ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) | |
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| Meiacanthus grammistes
2013 Bitung (Sulawesi) by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Meiacanthus nigrolineatus
1995 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Meiacanthus | ||
| Parablennius | ||
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| Parablennius gattorugine
2011 Erquy (Fr22) ©mda (via fishbase) |
Parablennius intermedius
2004 NSW (Au) by Sascha Schulz
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Parablennius pilicornis
2006 San Feliu de Guíxols (Sp) by Romà del Rio
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Parablennius rouxi
2011 Colera (Sp) ©mda (via fishbase) |
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| Parablennius sp. | ||
| Petroscirtes breviceps | ||
| fishbase / nomadica / fishesofaustralia | Synonyms Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny |
Valenciennes, 1836 / NE / ITIS 636494 |
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| 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) | fighting or kissing ? 2014 Lembeh by Daniel Kwok 
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2012 Philippines by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
2013 Bitung (Sulawesi) by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2016 Lembeh (Sulawesi) by Vcebollada
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Striped poison-fang blenny mimic | tropical |
| Highly variable in color; dark, broad stripe (continuous or may be broken into segments) from snout through eye to caudal fin; 2 big fangs | ||
| <15m / 11cm | dioecism, ovipare, fécondation externe, guarding & nesting, distinct pairing, eggs are demersal and adhesive | homing (& nesting) inside small-necked bottles and abandoned worm tubes or shells, will not hesitate to bite if handled (traumatogenic); mimic of Meiacanthus grammistes (with no venom glands here) |
| Petroscirtes breviceps | ||
| Plagiotremus | ||
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| Plagiotremus laudendus
1995 Kerama Is. (Japon) ©Randall, John E.
(via Encyclopedia of Life) | Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
1994 Kerama Islands (Okinawa/Japan) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
1995 Red Sea ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
Plagiotremus townsendi
1997 Soudan ©Randall, John E.
(via fihbase) |
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| Plagiotremus | ||
MàJ 14/03/2023
