Ophiclinus antarcticus

Ophiclinus antarcticus
Ophiclinus antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Ophiclinus
Species: O. antarcticus
Binomial name
Ophiclinus antarcticus
Castelnau, 1872
Synonyms
  • Neogunellus sulcatus (Castelnau, 1875)[1]
  • Neogunellus homacanthus (Herzenstein, 1896)[1]
  • Ophiclinus aethiops (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)[1]

Ophiclinus antarcticus, known commonly as the Adelaide snakeblenny or the Dusky snakeblenny in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus.[3] It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean.[3] It was named by F.L. Castelnau in 1872,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 14 centimetres.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Synonyms of Ophiclinus antarcticus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Ophiclinus antarcticus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c Ophiclinus antarcticus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Castelnau, F.L., 1872 (15 July) [ref. 757] Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. No. 1.--The Melbourne fish market (pp. 29-242). No. II.--Note on some South Australian fishes (pp. 243-247). Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimmatisation Society of Victoria v. 1: 29-247 plus 1 p. Errata.


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