WoRMS taxon details
Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)
126769 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126769)
accepted
Species
Blennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836) · unaccepted
Blennophis webbi Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted
Cynoscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836) · unaccepted
Ophioblennius webbii (Valenciennes, 1843) · unaccepted
Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836) · unaccepted
Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836 · unaccepted
Scartichthys atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836) accepted as Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)
- Subspecies Ophioblennius atlanticus macclurei (Silvester, 1915) accepted as Ophioblennius macclurei (Silvester, 1915)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Salarias atlanticus 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]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Trindade I. (Brazil). Bermuda, North Carolina to Florida (USA), Bahamas, Caribbean, including Antilles to...
Distribution Western Atlantic: Trindade I. (Brazil). Bermuda, North Carolina to Florida (USA), Bahamas, Caribbean, including Antilles to Brazil. Rare in northern Gulf of Mexico [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126769 on 2026-06-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Salarias atlanticus 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 Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [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 (Bermuda)
Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys
(American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4)
. ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Robins, C. R.; Ray, G. C.; Douglass, J.; Freund, R. (1986). A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. <em>Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston.</em> 1-354. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: Trindade I. (Brazil). Bermuda, North Carolina to Florida (USA), Bahamas, Caribbean, including Antilles to Brazil. Rare in northern Gulf of Mexico [details]Habitat benthic [details]
To Barcode of Life (11 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scartichthys atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Blennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophioblennius webbii (Valenciennes, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Blennophis webbi Valenciennes, 1843)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioblennius webbii (Valenciennes, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennophis webbi Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Scartichthys atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus RAD106932-001) (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus RAD106932-001) (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Scartichthys atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Blennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Ophioblennius webbii (Valenciennes, 1843))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Blennophis webbi Valenciennes, 1843)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836)
To FishBase (from synonym Blennophis webbii Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioblennius webbii (Valenciennes, 1843))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennophis webbi Valenciennes, 1843)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Cynoscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Rupiscartes atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Blennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To FishBase (from synonym Scartichthys atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 43 proteins)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 43 proteins) (from synonym Salarias atlanticus Valenciennes, 1836)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus RAD106932-001) (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To NMNH Extant Collection (Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus RAD106932-001) (from synonym Ophioblennius atlanticus atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836))
To PESI
To ITIS
