Omobranchus punctatus

Invasion History

First Non-native Panama (Caribbean) Tidal Record: 1930

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Panama Invasion History:

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Invasion history elsewhere in the world:

None

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Description

None

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Taxonomy

Ecology

Food:

Invertbrates

Trophic Status:

Carnivore

Carn

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Habitats

General Habitat	Oyster Reef	None
General Habitat	Marinas & Docks	None
General Habitat	Rocky	None
General Habitat	Coral reef	None
General Habitat	Mangroves	None
General Habitat	Canals	None
Salinity Range	Mesohaline	5-18 PSU
Salinity Range	Polyhaline	18-30 PSU
Salinity Range	Euhaline	30-40 PSU
Tidal Range	Subtidal	None
Tidal Range	Low Intertidal	None
Vertical Habitat	Nektonic	None
Vertical Habitat	Epibenthic	None

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Tolerances and Life History Parameters

Broad Temperature Range	None	Warm temperate-Tropical
Broad Salinity Range	None	Mesohaline-Euhaline

General Impacts

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References

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



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Contente, R. F.; Brenha-Nunes, M. R. ; Siliprandi, C. C.; Lamas, R. A.; Conversani, V. R. M. (2015) Occurrence of the non-indigenous Omobranchus punctatus (Blenniidae) on the Sao Paulo coast, South-Eastern Brazil, Marine Biodiversity Records 8: e73

Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri; Freitas, Matheus Oliveira; Bertoncini, Athila Andrade; Rangel, Carlos Augusto (2006) Omobranchus punctatus (Teleostei: Blenniidae), an exotic blenny in the Southwestern Atlantic., Biological Invasions 8: 941-946

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

Soares, Bruno Eleres; Raiol, Roberta Dannyele Oliveira; Montag, Luciano Fogaça de Assis (2011) Occurrence of the non-native blenny Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Perciformes: Blenniidae) in the Amazon coastal zone, Brazil, Aquatic Invasions 6(Supplement 1): S39-S43

Springer, Victor G.; Gomon, Martin F. (1975) Revision of the blenniid fish genus Omobranchus with descriptions of three new species and notes on other species of the tribe Omobranchini., Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 177: 1-135

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U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2002-2021 Invertebrate Zoology Collections Database. http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/iz/



Vilar, Ciro Colodetti; Spach, Henry Louis; Santos, Lilyane de Oliveira (2011) Fish fauna of Baía da Babitonga (southern Brazil), with remarks on species abundance, ontogenic stage and conservation status, Zootaxa 2734: 40-52

Wonham, M. J.; Carlton, J. T.; Ruiz, G. M.; Smith, L. D. (2000) Fish and ships: relating dispersal frequency to success in biological invasions., Marine Biology 136: 1111-1121

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