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Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842)

Tasmanian blenny
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Australia country information

Common names: Blenny, Bully, Horned blenny
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Kuiter, R.H., 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type localities: Tasmania, Port Arthur, BMNH 188.9.19.714 (holotype of Blennius tasmanianus); Victoria, ANSP 33128 (holotype of Blennius victoriae). Known from Eden, New South Wales to Ceduna, South Australia (Ref. 75154). Also Ref. 9002.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blenny, Bully, Horned blenny, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Etymology: Parablennius: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, blennios = mucus (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

Issue
Junior synonym Parablennius maoricus (Kner, 1864), is considered valid in Patzner et al., 2009:458.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic.   Temperate

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