PETROSCIRTES MITRATUS - (RUPPELL, 1830)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Blenniidae (Family) > Blenniinae (Subfamily) > Petroscirtes (Genus)
Blennie à mitre, Blennie mitrée, Blennechis à dorsale élevée, Crested sabre-tooth, Crested sabretooth blenny, Floral blenny, Floral fangblenny, Helmeted blenny, High-finned blenny, Highfin fangblenny, Miter blenny, Blom-blennie, Hatatateginpo,
Description
Épines dorsales (Total): 10 - 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 14-17; Épines anales 2; Rayons mous anaux: 14. La blennie à mitre a le corps allongé de couleur brun vert avec cinq à six taches blanchâtre entourées de noir alignées sur le haut des flancs. Sa grande nageoire dorsale est plus haute sur les trois premiers rayons. Son ventre est plus clair mouchetée de blanc. Profondeur 0 - 8 m. Taille adulte max. 8.5 cm TL.
Épines dorsales (Total): 10 - 11; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 14-17; Épines anales 2; Rayons mous anaux: 14. La blennie à mitre a le corps allongé de couleur brun vert avec cinq à six taches blanchâtre entourées de noir alignées sur le haut des flancs. Sa grande nageoire dorsale est plus haute sur les trois premiers rayons. Son ventre est plus clair mouchetée de blanc. Profondeur 0 - 8 m. Taille adulte max. 8.5 cm TL.
Etymologie
Petroscirtes : du Latin, petra, -ae = pierre + Grec, skirteo = sauter.
mitratus : du Latin = coiffé d'une mitre. La mitre est un couvre-chef réservé aux évêques depuis les premiers temps de l'Église.
Description originale : Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 - Localité type : île de Jubal, Mer Rouge, Egypte.
Distribution
Indo-Pacifique tropical de la mer Rouge aux îles Phoenix et Samoa, des îles Ryukyu au sud du Japon à Perth, au sud de la Grande Barrière et la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Petroscirtes : du Latin, petra, -ae = pierre + Grec, skirteo = sauter.
mitratus : du Latin = coiffé d'une mitre. La mitre est un couvre-chef réservé aux évêques depuis les premiers temps de l'Église.
Description originale : Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 - Localité type : île de Jubal, Mer Rouge, Egypte.
Distribution
Indo-Pacifique tropical de la mer Rouge aux îles Phoenix et Samoa, des îles Ryukyu au sud du Japon à Perth, au sud de la Grande Barrière et la Nouvelle-Calédonie.
Biologie
Ces blennies vivent dans les herbiers et les récifs couverts d'algues.
Ces blennies vivent dans les herbiers et les récifs couverts d'algues.
Synonymes
Petrocirtes mitratus (Rüppell, 1830)
Petroscirtes barbatus (Peters, 1855)
Petroscirtes elatus (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Petroscirtes lienardi (Day, 1876)
Petroscirtes longifilis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Petroscirtes marmoratus (Liénard, 1891)
Petroskirtes barbatus (Peters, 1855)
Petroskirtes hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1855)
Petroskirtes marmoratus (Bleeker, 1875)
Petrocirtes mitratus (Rüppell, 1830)
Petroscirtes barbatus (Peters, 1855)
Petroscirtes elatus (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
Petroscirtes lienardi (Day, 1876)
Petroscirtes longifilis (Kner & Steindachner 1867)
Petroscirtes marmoratus (Liénard, 1891)
Petroskirtes barbatus (Peters, 1855)
Petroskirtes hypselopterus (Bleeker, 1855)
Petroskirtes marmoratus (Bleeker, 1875)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14. Head and body speckled and mottled; 5-6 indistinct, dark blotches or bands on body usually with dark-edged ocelli above. First three rays of dorsal fin are elevated. Max length : 8.5 cm TL. Depth range 1 - 8 m.
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14. Head and body speckled and mottled; 5-6 indistinct, dark blotches or bands on body usually with dark-edged ocelli above. First three rays of dorsal fin are elevated. Max length : 8.5 cm TL. Depth range 1 - 8 m.
Etymology
Petroscirtes: from Ancient Greek, pétra = stone, rock + from Greek, skirteo = to jump. Referring to Rüppell’s claim that Petroscirte mitratus was seen jumping between rocks out of the water hunting for small amphipods; However, since Petroscirte mitratus is not amphibious, Rüppell may have confused it with Alticus saliens, observing both blennies at Jubal Island (Egypt, Red Sea) and thinking they were conspecific.
mitratus: from Latin = wearing the mitre. The mitre, also spelled miter, is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Anglican Communion, some Lutheran churches, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the Eastern Orthodox churches, Eastern Catholic Churches and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Original description: Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 - Type locality: Jubal Island, Egypt, Red Sea.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), and New Caledonia.
Petroscirtes: from Ancient Greek, pétra = stone, rock + from Greek, skirteo = to jump. Referring to Rüppell’s claim that Petroscirte mitratus was seen jumping between rocks out of the water hunting for small amphipods; However, since Petroscirte mitratus is not amphibious, Rüppell may have confused it with Alticus saliens, observing both blennies at Jubal Island (Egypt, Red Sea) and thinking they were conspecific.
mitratus: from Latin = wearing the mitre. The mitre, also spelled miter, is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial head-dress of bishops and certain abbots in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as in the Anglican Communion, some Lutheran churches, and also bishops and certain other clergy in the Eastern Orthodox churches, Eastern Catholic Churches and the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Original description: Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830 - Type locality: Jubal Island, Egypt, Red Sea.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar and Mascarenes east to Samoa and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia), and New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults are found solitary or in small groups in shallow protected lagoons and reef flats with algal and seagrass clumps. Juveniles often in floating Sargassum weeds and maybe dispersed over great distances. They swim with the tail oriented vertically. Oviparous, distinct pairing. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Empty mollusk shells are used for nesting. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal water. Captured at the surface using a hand net. This species is collected for the aquarium trade.
Adults are found solitary or in small groups in shallow protected lagoons and reef flats with algal and seagrass clumps. Juveniles often in floating Sargassum weeds and maybe dispersed over great distances. They swim with the tail oriented vertically. Oviparous, distinct pairing. Eggs are demersal and adhesive, and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal. Empty mollusk shells are used for nesting. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal water. Captured at the surface using a hand net. This species is collected for the aquarium trade.