Peronedys anguillaris

Peronedys anguillaris
Peronedys anguillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Peronedys
Species: P. anguillaris
Binomial name
Peronedys anguillaris
Steindachner, 1883
Synonyms
  • Scleropteryx bicolor (De Vis, 1894)[1]
  • Ophiclinus devisi (Ogilby, 1894)[1]
  • Neogunnelus microchirus (Herzenstein, 1896)[1]
  • Eucentronotus zietzi (Ogilby, 1898)[1]

Peronedys anguillaris, known commonly as the Eel blenny in Australia,[2] is a species of clinid, and the only species in the genus Peronedys anguillaris.[3] It is found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.[4] It was named by F. Steindachner in 1883,[5] and can reach a maximum length of 13 centimetres.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Synonyms of Peronedys anguillaris at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Peronedys anguillaris at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ List of species under Peronedys at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ a b Peronedys anguillaris at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ Steindachner, F., 1883 [ref. 20488] Ichthyologische Beiträge (XIII). Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 20 (no. 22): 194-197. [Species date to this earlier abstract of Steindachner 1884 [ref. 4234].]


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