ATROSALARIAS HOLOMELAS - (GUNTHER, 1872)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salariinae (Subfamily) > Atrosalarias (Genus)
Blennie de corail foncé, Black blenny, Brown coral blenny, Brown coral-blenny, Dusky blenny, Indo-kaeru-uo, 全黑烏鳚, インドカエルウオ,
Synonymes
Atrosalarias fuscus holomelas (Günther, 1872)
Atrosalarias fuscus homomelas (Günther, 1872)
Salarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18-20; Vertebrae: 33-34. Juveniles uniformly yellowish, adults dark brown to black. Max length: 14.5 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 15 m.
Etymology
Atrosalarias: from Latin, ater = dull black, dark + salarias, name given by M. Cuvier in 1816 (he didn't explain his choice). Possible explanation from Latin, salar, salaris = salmon trout or from Latin, Salarius, -as = salt.
holomelas: from Latin prefix, holo = whole + from Latin, melas = black, dark.
Original description: Salarias holomelas Günther, 1872 - Type locality: Cebu, Philippines.
Distribution
Western and central Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Lives among branches of live and dead corals of sheltered shallow reefs. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Blennie de corail foncé, Black blenny, Brown coral blenny, Brown coral-blenny, Dusky blenny, Indo-kaeru-uo, 全黑烏鳚, インドカエルウオ,
Synonymes
Atrosalarias fuscus holomelas (Günther, 1872)
Atrosalarias fuscus homomelas (Günther, 1872)
Salarias holomelas (Günther, 1872)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18-20; Vertebrae: 33-34. Juveniles uniformly yellowish, adults dark brown to black. Max length: 14.5 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 15 m.
Etymology
Atrosalarias: from Latin, ater = dull black, dark + salarias, name given by M. Cuvier in 1816 (he didn't explain his choice). Possible explanation from Latin, salar, salaris = salmon trout or from Latin, Salarius, -as = salt.
holomelas: from Latin prefix, holo = whole + from Latin, melas = black, dark.
Original description: Salarias holomelas Günther, 1872 - Type locality: Cebu, Philippines.
Distribution
Western and central Pacific: Indonesia east to Marshall and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Lives among branches of live and dead corals of sheltered shallow reefs. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Similar species
Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell, 1838) - Reported from Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Madagascar east to Marshall Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia.
Atrosalarias fuscus (Rüppell, 1838) - Reported from Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Madagascar east to Marshall Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia.