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Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927) 
AphiaID: 219314

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Omobranchus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Omobranchus Ehrenberg, 1836
Synonymised
taxa
  Cruantus dealmeida (Smith, 1949)
Omobranchus dealmeida Smith, 1949
Omobranchus kranjiensis (Herre, 1940)
Petroscirtes ferox Herre, 1927
Petroscirtes kranjiensis Herre, 1940
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los BaƱos, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

basis of record (from synonym): MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp. [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English gossamer blenny  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Mozambique (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
South Africa (country) [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To IUCN Red List
To ITIS
Note  Description: Found in mangrove swamps and river estuaries, but more often in freshwater lakes. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219314
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Omobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219314 on 2013-06-19
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