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Blennodesmus scapularis Günther, 1872

Ocellate eel blenny
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Australia country information

Common names: Eel blenny, Ocellate eel blenny
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Western Australia (Shark Bay to Derby), Northern Territory, and Queensland (from Port Denison to One Tree Island) (Ref. 531).
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

眼斑带鳗鳚, Eel blenny, 眼斑帶鰻鳚, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pseudochromidae (Dottybacks) > Congrogadinae
Etymology: Blennodesmus: Greek,blenios = mucus + Greek, desmos = chain (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 3 m.   Subtropical; 17°S - 30°S

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