Invasion History

First Non-native Panama (Pacific) Tidal Record: 1971

Panama Invasion History:

Invasion history elsewhere in the world:

None

Description

None

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Tree

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:   Chordata
Subphylum:   Vertebrata
Superclass:   Osteichthyes
Class:   Actinopterygii
Subclass:   Neopterygii
Infraclass:   Teleostei
Superorder:   Acanthopterygii
Order:   Perciformes
Suborder:   Blennioidei
Family:   Blenniidae
Genus:   Hypleurochilus
Species:   pseudoaequipinnis

Synonyms

Blennius aequipinnis (Gunther, 1861)

Potentially Misidentified Species

Hypleurochilus geminatus
None

Ecology

Habitats

General HabitatOyster ReefNone
General HabitatMarinas & DocksNone
General HabitatMangrovesNone
General HabitatCoral reefNone
Salinity RangePolyhaline18-30 PSU
Salinity RangeEuhaline30-40 PSU
Tidal RangeSubtidalNone
Vertical HabitatNektonicNone
Vertical HabitatEpibenthicNone

Tolerances and Life History Parameters

Broad Temperature RangeNoneSubropical-Tropical
Broad Salinity RangeNonePolyhaline-Euhaline

General Impacts

Regional Distribution Map

Bioregion Region Name Year Invasion Status Population Status
PAN_PAC Panama Pacific Coast 1971 Non-native Unknown
PAN_CAR Panama Caribbean Coast Native Established

Occurrence Map

OCC_ID Author Year Date Locality Status Latitude Longitude

References

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1998 Ichthyological Collection Catalog. <missing URL>



Bath, Hans; Wirtz, Peter (1981) Rediscovery of Hypleurochilus aequipinnis(Gunther 1861) in West Africa, Senckenbergiana Biologica 61(5/6): 349-355

Cohen, Andrew N. (2006) Bridging divides: Maritime canals as invasion corridors., Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. Pp. 127-206

Froese, R.; Pauly, D. (Editors). 2002-2024 FishBase.(World Wide Web electronic publication).. <missing URL>



McCosker, J.E., Dawson, C.E. (1975) Biotic passage through the Panama Canal, with particular reference to fishes, Marine Biology 30: 343-351

Robins, C. Richard; Ray, G. Carleton; Douglass, John; Freund, Rudolf 1943 (1986) <missing title>, Houhgton Mifflin, Boston. Pp. <missing location>

U.S. National Museum of Natural History 1996-2014 NMNH Fish Collection Database.. <missing URL>