WoRMS taxon details
Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836)
219243 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219243)
accepted
Species
Aspidontus dussumeiri (Valenciennes, 1836) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Aspidontus fluctuans (Weber, 1909) · unaccepted
Aspidontus gorrorensis (Herre, 1936) · unaccepted
Aspidontus wamiziensis Smith, 1959 · unaccepted
Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909 · unaccepted
Petroscirtes gorrorensis Herre, 1936 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
Description Limited data suggest that this species feeds mainly on algae and detritus<307>.
Description Limited data suggest that this species feeds mainly on algae and detritus<307>. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Aspidontus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219243 on 2025-12-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Aspidontus wamiziensis Smith, 1959) Smith, J. L. B. (1959). Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. <em>Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University.</em> 14: 229-252, Pls. 14-19. [details]
original description (of Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909) Weber, M. (1909). Diagnosen neuer Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> v. 31 (note 4): 143-169. [details]
original description (of Petroscirtes gorrorensis Herre, 1936) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1936). Fishes in the Zoölogical Museum of Stanford University, III. New genera and species of gobies and blennies and a new Myxus, from the Pelew Islands and Celebes. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 59 (2): 275-287, Pl. 1. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
original description (of Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1836). Histoire naturelle des poissons. <em>Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes.</em> v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343. [details]
original description (of Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909) Weber, M. (1909). Diagnosen neuer Fische der Siboga-Expedition. <em>Notes from the Leyden Museum.</em> v. 31 (note 4): 143-169. [details]
original description (of Petroscirtes gorrorensis Herre, 1936) Herre, A. W. C. T. (1936). Fishes in the Zoölogical Museum of Stanford University, III. New genera and species of gobies and blennies and a new Myxus, from the Pelew Islands and Celebes. <em>Philippine Journal of Science.</em> 59 (2): 275-287, Pl. 1. [details]
basis of record Smith, J. L. B.; Smith, M. M. (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. 1st edition. <em>Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown.</em> i-viii + 1-215, Pls. 1-98. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Limited data suggest that this species feeds mainly on algae and detritus<307>. [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aspidontus fluctuans (Weber, 1909))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aspidontus dussumieri)
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus gorrorensis (Herre, 1936))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes gorrorensis Herre, 1936)
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus dussumeiri (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus wamiziensis Smith, 1959)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus fluctuans (Weber, 1909))
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aspidontus dussumieri FIN026835 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aspidontus dussumieri USNM 324477 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aspidontus fluctuans (Weber, 1909))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aspidontus dussumieri)
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus gorrorensis (Herre, 1936))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes gorrorensis Herre, 1936)
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus dussumeiri (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus wamiziensis Smith, 1959)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Aspidontus fluctuans (Weber, 1909))
To FishBase (from synonym Petroscirtes fluctuans Weber, 1909)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Blennechis dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aspidontus dussumieri FIN026835 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aspidontus dussumieri USNM 324477 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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