CIRRIPECTES CASTANEUS - (VALENCIENNES, 1836)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salariinae (Subfamily) > Cirripectes (Genus)
Blennie châtaigne, Spotted-chin blenny, Chestnut eyelash-blenny, Chestnut blenny, Muilband-klipspringer, Muzzled rockskipper, Kastanien-Schleimfisch, Tategami-kaeru-uo,
Description
La blennie châtaigne a le corps marron foncé parfois teinté de bleu foncé à violacé. Le mâle a de larges lignes orangées obliques sur la tête et verticales sur les flancs. La femelle a un motif réticulé grisâtre en forme de nid d'abeilles sur la tête et atténué sur le reste du corps. Une tache bleu foncé est présente sur le dessus de l’opercule. La nageoire dorsale a des arrêtes orangées, les nageoires pectorales sont orangées ou bleu foncé, la nageoire caudale est généralement jaune, orangé ou de la couleur du corps. L'iris de son oeil est rouge vif marbré de marron foncé. Taille adulte 4cm - 12cm. Profondeur 7 - 32m.
Distribution
Indo-Pacifique tropical de la mer Rouge à la Polynésie, îles Caroline et Tonga, du Sud du Japon à l'Australie, île Lord Howe. Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Espèces ressemblantes
Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes imitator (Williams, 1985) - Présent dans l'ouest du Pacifique : Philippine, Taïwan, îles Ryukyu, Sud du Japon et îles Ogasawara.
Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes stigmaticus (Strasburg & Schultz, 1953) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Blennie châtaigne, Spotted-chin blenny, Chestnut eyelash-blenny, Chestnut blenny, Muilband-klipspringer, Muzzled rockskipper, Kastanien-Schleimfisch, Tategami-kaeru-uo,
Description
La blennie châtaigne a le corps marron foncé parfois teinté de bleu foncé à violacé. Le mâle a de larges lignes orangées obliques sur la tête et verticales sur les flancs. La femelle a un motif réticulé grisâtre en forme de nid d'abeilles sur la tête et atténué sur le reste du corps. Une tache bleu foncé est présente sur le dessus de l’opercule. La nageoire dorsale a des arrêtes orangées, les nageoires pectorales sont orangées ou bleu foncé, la nageoire caudale est généralement jaune, orangé ou de la couleur du corps. L'iris de son oeil est rouge vif marbré de marron foncé. Taille adulte 4cm - 12cm. Profondeur 7 - 32m.
Distribution
Indo-Pacifique tropical de la mer Rouge à la Polynésie, îles Caroline et Tonga, du Sud du Japon à l'Australie, île Lord Howe. Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Espèces ressemblantes
Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes imitator (Williams, 1985) - Présent dans l'ouest du Pacifique : Philippine, Taïwan, îles Ryukyu, Sud du Japon et îles Ogasawara.
Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes stigmaticus (Strasburg & Schultz, 1953) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836) - Présent en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Synonymes
Cirrhipectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Cirripectes gibbifrons (Smith, 1947)
Cirripectes reticulatus (Fowler, 1946)
Cirripectus castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Cirripectus gibbifrons (Smith, 1947)
Salarias castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. Diagnosis: Dorsal fin XII, 14, membrane attached to caudal fin, with deep notch above last spine, first spine almost same or slightly higher than second; anal fin II, 15; pectoral rays 15; pelvic fin I, 4; caudal fin procurrent rays 10-14. Vertebrae 11 + 20. Body depth at anal-fin origin 3.2-3.5 in SL. Body depth at anal-fin origin 3.2-3.7 in SL. LL, without scales and scalelike flaps; LL tubes 1-13 (usually 3-12), canal ends below 5th dorsal ray to caudal-fin base. Lower lip smooth mesially, plicate laterally. Upper lip crenulae 29-50. Gill rakers 20-32. Cephalic sensory pore system simple; 1 pore behind each nuchal flap. Cirri, nuchal 29-44, nasal 6-49, supraorbital 6-49; nuchal cirri in 4 groups, ventralmost group on each side borne on slightly expanded nuchal flap. Meristic and morphological characters consistent; color pattern geographically variable. Males: Chagos, body bars alternating light and dark brown, dorsal spine tips and anterior caudal fin rays yellow; Red Sea, head and anterior body bars narrow red on brown background; GBR, head and body bars alternating pink and brown; Fiji, body bars brown on grey or yellow background; Comoros, bars reddish brown, slightly oblique. Females: mostly with reticulated pattern of wavy brown lines and pale polygonal spots; others plain brown, particularly those from South Africa and Kenya Head with spots and lines; iris with irregular red ring around outer part of eye, narrow yellow ring around pupil, with black between the ring. Max length : 9.2 cm SL. Depth range 0 - 32 m, usually 0 - 10 m.
Etymology
Cirripectes: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, pektos, -e, -on = made of several parts solidly united.
castaneus: Specific epithet 'castaneus' meaning brown or the color of chestnuts, presumably referring to the color of the holotype in alcohol.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Tonga, north to southern Japan; south to Lord Howe Island; Palau, Ifaluk, and Kapingamarangi in Micronesia. Reported from New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults occur in wave-swept algal ridge (Porolithon ridge) of outer reef flats. Usually found on rocky and coralline substrates at depths less than 10 m. Usually seen in small loose groups spread over sections of reef. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters. Have been collected as deep as 30 m in the Red Sea, 32 m at Rowley Shoals off Western Australia.
Similar species
Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) - Reported from New Caledonia. Adult brown in body color with spots; Brown pupil-sized spot behind each eye. Ophioblennius stage overall light brown; Lower lip both corners with dark spot; Cirri brown; Fins pale (in alcohol).
Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) - Reported from New Caledonia. Over all brown, with red spots on cheeks and snout but none on body; Inner ring of iris yellow, outer red; Eyes with yellowish-brown bars beneath; Pectoral fins yellowish; Caudal fin proximal half brown, distal half with yellow upper rays and reddish lower rays. Ophioblennius stage 2.0 cm in SL; Overall cream including cirri; No distinct spots.
Cirripectes imitator (Williams, 1985) - Reported from Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Overall dark brown; Female with pale grey polygonal spots; Male with irregular bars and yellow tips on caudal fin and anterior dorsal spines; Irregular pupil- sized spots on head; iris with yellow-ringed pupil.
Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) - Reported from New Caledonia. Head reticulated with pale grey spots. Iris inner ring yellow, outer ring red. Body dark brown with 12 pale grey bars. Juvenile tan above, white to lavender below, with broad dark midlateral stripe, white eye bar, yellow spots on head underside and on operculum.
Cirripectes stigmaticus (Strasburg & Schultz, 1953) - Reported from New Caledonia. Head and body dark brown with scarlet reticulum anteriorly which becomes spots and wavy lines posteriorly; Iris with yellow-ringed pupil. Gilbert Island males are darker; Pigmentation on fins brown instead of scarlet; Iris are almost entirely yellow. Large individuals are dark green to black with red spots on the head and red spots to vertical streaks on the sides.
Synonymes
Cirrhipectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Cirripectes gibbifrons (Smith, 1947)
Cirripectes reticulatus (Fowler, 1946)
Cirripectus castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
Cirripectus gibbifrons (Smith, 1947)
Salarias castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. Diagnosis: Dorsal fin XII, 14, membrane attached to caudal fin, with deep notch above last spine, first spine almost same or slightly higher than second; anal fin II, 15; pectoral rays 15; pelvic fin I, 4; caudal fin procurrent rays 10-14. Vertebrae 11 + 20. Body depth at anal-fin origin 3.2-3.5 in SL. Body depth at anal-fin origin 3.2-3.7 in SL. LL, without scales and scalelike flaps; LL tubes 1-13 (usually 3-12), canal ends below 5th dorsal ray to caudal-fin base. Lower lip smooth mesially, plicate laterally. Upper lip crenulae 29-50. Gill rakers 20-32. Cephalic sensory pore system simple; 1 pore behind each nuchal flap. Cirri, nuchal 29-44, nasal 6-49, supraorbital 6-49; nuchal cirri in 4 groups, ventralmost group on each side borne on slightly expanded nuchal flap. Meristic and morphological characters consistent; color pattern geographically variable. Males: Chagos, body bars alternating light and dark brown, dorsal spine tips and anterior caudal fin rays yellow; Red Sea, head and anterior body bars narrow red on brown background; GBR, head and body bars alternating pink and brown; Fiji, body bars brown on grey or yellow background; Comoros, bars reddish brown, slightly oblique. Females: mostly with reticulated pattern of wavy brown lines and pale polygonal spots; others plain brown, particularly those from South Africa and Kenya Head with spots and lines; iris with irregular red ring around outer part of eye, narrow yellow ring around pupil, with black between the ring. Max length : 9.2 cm SL. Depth range 0 - 32 m, usually 0 - 10 m.
Etymology
Cirripectes: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe + Greek, pektos, -e, -on = made of several parts solidly united.
castaneus: Specific epithet 'castaneus' meaning brown or the color of chestnuts, presumably referring to the color of the holotype in alcohol.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Tonga, north to southern Japan; south to Lord Howe Island; Palau, Ifaluk, and Kapingamarangi in Micronesia. Reported from New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults occur in wave-swept algal ridge (Porolithon ridge) of outer reef flats. Usually found on rocky and coralline substrates at depths less than 10 m. Usually seen in small loose groups spread over sections of reef. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters. Have been collected as deep as 30 m in the Red Sea, 32 m at Rowley Shoals off Western Australia.
Similar species
Cirripectes alboapicalis (Ogilby, 1899) - Reported from New Caledonia. Adult brown in body color with spots; Brown pupil-sized spot behind each eye. Ophioblennius stage overall light brown; Lower lip both corners with dark spot; Cirri brown; Fins pale (in alcohol).
Cirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877) - Reported from New Caledonia. Over all brown, with red spots on cheeks and snout but none on body; Inner ring of iris yellow, outer red; Eyes with yellowish-brown bars beneath; Pectoral fins yellowish; Caudal fin proximal half brown, distal half with yellow upper rays and reddish lower rays. Ophioblennius stage 2.0 cm in SL; Overall cream including cirri; No distinct spots.
Cirripectes imitator (Williams, 1985) - Reported from Western Pacific: Philippines, Taiwan, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands. Overall dark brown; Female with pale grey polygonal spots; Male with irregular bars and yellow tips on caudal fin and anterior dorsal spines; Irregular pupil- sized spots on head; iris with yellow-ringed pupil.
Cirripectes polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) - Reported from New Caledonia. Head reticulated with pale grey spots. Iris inner ring yellow, outer ring red. Body dark brown with 12 pale grey bars. Juvenile tan above, white to lavender below, with broad dark midlateral stripe, white eye bar, yellow spots on head underside and on operculum.
Cirripectes stigmaticus (Strasburg & Schultz, 1953) - Reported from New Caledonia. Head and body dark brown with scarlet reticulum anteriorly which becomes spots and wavy lines posteriorly; Iris with yellow-ringed pupil. Gilbert Island males are darker; Pigmentation on fins brown instead of scarlet; Iris are almost entirely yellow. Large individuals are dark green to black with red spots on the head and red spots to vertical streaks on the sides.
Cirripectes variolosus (Valenciennes, 1836) - Reported from New Caledonia. Adults with brown body; Red spots or narrow lines on snout and around the eye; Iris silvery.