Mimoblennius atrocinctus

Mimoblennius atrocinctus, the banded blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Pacific and eastern Indian oceans. This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2]

Mimoblennius atrocinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Mimoblennius
Species:
M. atrocinctus
Binomial name
Mimoblennius atrocinctus
(Regan, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Blennius atrocinctus Regan, 1909[2]

This is a rare species in which the adults live along rocky coastline to a depth of 10 metres (33 ft)[3] where they inhabit the abandoned tubes created by worms either alone or in loose aggregations. Their eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate by an adhesive pad or pedestal which is filamentous. The larvae are planktonic and are frequently recorded from shallow waters near the coast.[2]

It has been recorded from the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka and Christmas Island while in the western Pacific it has been recorded and from southern Japan to Hong Kong. It has also been recorded from northern Sulawesi and northern Australia.[1]

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Mimoblennius atrocinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T48342174A48368221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T48342174A48368221.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mimoblennius atrocinctus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. Bray, D.J. (2018). "Mimoblennius atrocinctus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 16 Mar 2019.


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