Ophioblennius atlanticus

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Combtooth blennies ; Ophioblennius larvae are frequently taken in deep water column[1]. The adults are restricted to shallow waters and dwell among rocks and coral reefs[1]; where there is considerable wave action[2]. Bites very severely, with its two very long and sharp canine teeth[3]. Feeds on filamentous algae[4].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Blennius atlanticus (Valenciennes • Blennophis webbi Valenciennes • Blennophis webbii Valenciennes • Cynoscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes • Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes • Ophioblennius trinitatis Miranda-Ribeiro • Ophioblennius webbii (Valenciennes • Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier • Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes • Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes • Scartichthys atlanticus (Valenciennes

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 19-Sep-2002

Similar Species

Members of the genus Ophioblennius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:

O. atlanticus (Devilfish) · O. atlanticus macclurei (Redlip Blenny) · O. atlanticus truncatus (Devilfish) · O. macclurei (Redlip Blenny) · O. steindachneri (Panamic Fanged Blenny) · O. steindachneri steindachneri (Panamic Fanged Blenny) · O. webbii (Northern Mud Gudgeon)

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Further Reading

• A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Report presented at the eighty-ninth annual meeting, Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 16-18, 1959. Ann Arbor, Mich., 1960. url p. 43.
• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 237, p. 291, p. 30, p. 343.
• Final environmental impact statement prepared on the proposed Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coastal Zone Management, [1980] url p. 21.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url p. 793.
• Phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic revision of the Blenniid Fish genera Cirripectes and Scartichthys / 1986. url p. 26.
• Tektite 2: scientists in the sea / Ed. by J.W. Miller, J.G. VanDerwalker, and R.A. Waller. Washington: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1971 [i.e. 1972] url p. 151, p. 164, p. 189, p. 194.
• The blennioid fishes of Belize and Honduras, Central America, with comments on their systematics, ecology, and distribution (Blenniidae, Chaenopsidae, Labrisomidae, Tripterygiidae) / David W. Greenfield, Robert Karl Johnson. 8 1981 Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, 1981. url p. 104.
• The ecology of deep and shallow coral reefs: results of a workshop on coral reef ecology held by the American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1983 / edited by Marjorie L. Reaka. Rockville, MD.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Undersea Research, [1983] url p. 105.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 20, 2007:

• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate specimens
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Fish Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum, Fish specimens
• Senckenberg, Collection Pisces
• UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNPE/Coleccion Nacional de Peces

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3864439
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-52266
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13530941
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 171203
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 398137

Footnotes

1. Bath, H. (1990). Blenniidae. p. 905-915. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]
2. Smith, C.L. (1997). National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. [back]
3. Jenyns, L. (1842). Fish. In C. Darwin (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832-1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London (in 4 parts): p. 1-32 (Jan. 1840); 33-64 (Jun. 1840); 65-96 (Apr ... [back]
4. Randall, J.E. (1996). Caribbean reef fishes. Third Edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. [back]

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