Butterfly blenny (Blennius ocellaris)
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Researched by | Morvan Barnes | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Linnaeus, 1758 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Usually found in the English Channel and Irish Sea, as far north as the Isle of Man but one sighting puts it as far north as the Outer Hebrides.Global distribution
-Habitat
The butterfly blenny is a benthic subtidal species, usually found on hard bottoms from 10 m depth down to over 100 m.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Up to 20 cm in length.
- Anterior part of the long dorsal fin higher than the posterior.
- 11 dorsal spines and 14 soft dorsal rays elongated beyond the fin membrane.
- Forked pelvic fin.
- Bluish-black spot between dorsal spines 6 and 7.
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Bibliography
Froese, R. & Pauly, D., 2007. Fishbase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2008-02-18
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Moen, F.E. & Svensen, E., 2004. Marine Fish & Invertebrates of Northern Europe. Southend-on-Sea: Aqua Press.
Whitehead, P.J.P., Bauchot, M.-L., Hureau, J.-C., Nielson, J. & Tortonese, E. 1986. Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Vol. I, II & III. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Datasets
Isle of Wight Local Records Centre, 2017. IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/7axhcw accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
National Trust, 2017. National Trust Species Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/opc6g1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-12-24
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Last Updated: 02/06/2008