Invasion History
First Non-native North American Tidal Record:First Non-native West Coast Tidal Record:
First Non-native East/Gulf Coast Tidal Record:
General Invasion History:
None
North American Invasion History:
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: | Omobranchus | |
Species: | punctatus |
Synonyms
Petroskirtes japonicus (Bleeker, 1869)
Aspidontus dasson (Jordan and Snyder, 1902)
Blennius punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
Omobranchus japonicus scalaius (J. L. B. Smith, 1959)
Petroscirtes dispar (Gunther, 1861)
Petroscirtes kochi : (Weber, 1908)
Petroscirtes masyae (H. M. Smith, 1934)
Petroscirtes semilineatus (Kner, 1868)
Poroalticus sewalli (Fowler, 1931)
Salarias decipiens (DeVis, 1884)
Salarias helenae (DeVis, 1884)
Salarias sindensis (Day, 1888)
Aspidontus dasson (Jordan and Snyder, 1902)
Blennius punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
Omobranchus japonicus scalaius (J. L. B. Smith, 1959)
Petroscirtes dispar (Gunther, 1861)
Petroscirtes kochi : (Weber, 1908)
Petroscirtes masyae (H. M. Smith, 1934)
Petroscirtes semilineatus (Kner, 1868)
Poroalticus sewalli (Fowler, 1931)
Salarias decipiens (DeVis, 1884)
Salarias helenae (DeVis, 1884)
Salarias sindensis (Day, 1888)
Potentially Misidentified Species
Ecology
Food:
Invertbrates
Trophic Status:
Carnivore
CarnHabitats
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 |
Tolerances and Life History Parameters
Broad Temperature Range | None | Warm temperate-Tropical |
Broad Salinity Range | None | Mesohaline-Euhaline |
General Impacts
Regional Distribution Map
Bioregion | Region Name | Year | Invasion Status | Population Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
CIO-I | None | 1836 | Native | Established |
NWP-3a | None | 0 | Native | Established |
SP-VII | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AUS-XII | None | 0 | Native | Established |
IP-1 | None | 0 | Native | Established |
NWP-3b | None | 0 | Native | Established |
EAS-VIII | None | 0 | Native | Established |
EAS-I | None | 0 | Native | Established |
EAS-VI | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AUS-XIV | None | 0 | Native | Established |
CIO-IV | None | 0 | Native | Established |
CIO-II | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AUS-I | None | 0 | Native | Established |
CAR-III | None | 1930 | Non-native | Established |
AUS-X | None | 0 | Native | Established |
NWP-2 | None | 0 | Native | Established |
EA-III | None | 1978 | Non-native | Unknown |
EA-IV | None | 1959 | Non-native | Unknown |
SP-I | None | 0 | Native | Established |
EAS-III | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AG-1 | None | 0 | Native | Established |
CIO-VI | None | 0 | Native | Established |
CIO-V | None | 0 | Native | Established |
SP-III | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AUS-II | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AUS-III | None | 0 | Native | Established |
AG-3 | None | 0 | Native | Established |
SA-II | None | 2004 | Non-native | Established |
SA-III | None | 2002 | Non-native | Established |
MED-V | None | 2003 | Non-native | Unknown |
RS-3 | None | 1980 | Non-native | Unknown |
SA-IV | None | 2008 | Non-native | Established |
PAN_CAR | Panama Caribbean Coast | 1930 | Non-native | Established |
Occurrence Map
OCC_ID | Author | Year | Date | Locality | Status | Latitude | Longitude |
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