Ophiclinops hutchinsi

Ophiclinops hutchinsi
Ophiclinops hutchinsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Clinidae
Genus: Ophiclinops
Species: O. hutchinsi
Binomial name
Ophiclinops hutchinsi
George & Springer, 1980

Ophiclinops hutchinsi, known commonly as the Earspot snakeblenny in Australia,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinops.[2] It is a subtropical blenny found in reefs around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean,[2] Blennies in this species swim between 13 and 15 metres deep.[2]

Etymology

Ophiclinops hutchinsi was named by Anita George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, along with four other species (Ophiclinus brevipinnis, O. ningulus, O. pectoralis, and Sticharium clarkae) published in the paper "Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae".[3] The specific epithet "hutchinsi" honours J. Barry Hutchins, whom the authors credit with collecting the type specimens for the species.[3]

Description

Blennies in Ophiclinus hutchinsi can reach a maximum length of 9.5 centimetres.[2] The blennies are primarily a mottled brown in colouring.[3]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Ophiclinops hutchinsi at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c d Ophiclinops hutchinsi at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c George, A. and V.G. Springer 1980 (13 June) [ref. 6935] Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 307: i-iii + 1-31.


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