CROSSOSALARIAS MACROSPILUS - (SMITH-VANIZ & SPRINGER, 1971)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Blenniiformes (Order) > Blennioidei (Suborder) > Blenniidae (Family) > Salariinae (Subfamily) > Crossosalarias (Genus)
Blennie à trois points, Big spot blenny, Triplespot blenny, Tripplespot blenny, Eriguroginpo, エリグロギンポ, 繸凤鳚, 繸鳳鳚,
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18, the fin deeply incised between spinous and soft portions; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18-20, the last ray connected by membrane to base of caudal fin; Segmented caudal ray: 13, the middle: 9 branched; Pectoral fin rays: 15; Pelvic fin rays: I, 3; Numerous movable teeth in jaws, with a canine posteriorly on each side of lower jaw; A short barbel at corner of lower lip; Gill opening ending at or slightly below level of lowermost pectoral ray; A palmate cirrus on each side of nape; A median fleshy keel-flap at base of first dorsal spine and slightly anterior to spine; Middle dorsal spines may be filamentous on large adults. Max. length: 10.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 25 m, usually: 1 - 10 m.
Color
Head whitish, densely spotted with greenish to reddish brown above level of mouth, the body olivaceous to light reddish brown with whitish spots; A deep blue to black sport as large as eye on nape at origin of dorsal fin, enclosing flap at base of first spine, and a pair of comparable deep blue spots ventrally on throat.
Etymology
Crossosalarias: from Greek, krossoi = fringe, tassel + from Latin, salar, salaris = trout. Referring to cirri associated with preoperculomandibular pores; Salarias, genus it most closely resembles.
macrospilus: from Latin, macro- = long, big, wide + from Latin, spilos = mark or spot. Referring to conspicuous black predorsal spot.
Original name: Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - Type locality: East of Kieta Peninsula, north end of Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, 6°12'S, 155°40'E, western Pacific, depth 1-8 meters.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults are found in seaward reefs. Also inhabits shallow, semi-exposed, hard-coral and rock reef with rich algae growth. Oviparous. Like all Blenniidae, the sexes are separate (gonochoristic) and females spawn demersal, adhesive eggs into a nest. The male parent guards the eggs until the larvae hatch. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.
Blennie à trois points, Big spot blenny, Triplespot blenny, Tripplespot blenny, Eriguroginpo, エリグロギンポ, 繸凤鳚, 繸鳳鳚,
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18, the fin deeply incised between spinous and soft portions; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 18-20, the last ray connected by membrane to base of caudal fin; Segmented caudal ray: 13, the middle: 9 branched; Pectoral fin rays: 15; Pelvic fin rays: I, 3; Numerous movable teeth in jaws, with a canine posteriorly on each side of lower jaw; A short barbel at corner of lower lip; Gill opening ending at or slightly below level of lowermost pectoral ray; A palmate cirrus on each side of nape; A median fleshy keel-flap at base of first dorsal spine and slightly anterior to spine; Middle dorsal spines may be filamentous on large adults. Max. length: 10.0 cm TL. Depth range: 1 - 25 m, usually: 1 - 10 m.
Color
Head whitish, densely spotted with greenish to reddish brown above level of mouth, the body olivaceous to light reddish brown with whitish spots; A deep blue to black sport as large as eye on nape at origin of dorsal fin, enclosing flap at base of first spine, and a pair of comparable deep blue spots ventrally on throat.
Etymology
Crossosalarias: from Greek, krossoi = fringe, tassel + from Latin, salar, salaris = trout. Referring to cirri associated with preoperculomandibular pores; Salarias, genus it most closely resembles.
macrospilus: from Latin, macro- = long, big, wide + from Latin, spilos = mark or spot. Referring to conspicuous black predorsal spot.
Original name: Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971 - Type locality: East of Kieta Peninsula, north end of Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, 6°12'S, 155°40'E, western Pacific, depth 1-8 meters.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea and Indonesia east to Philippines, Fiji and Tonga, north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Adults are found in seaward reefs. Also inhabits shallow, semi-exposed, hard-coral and rock reef with rich algae growth. Oviparous. Like all Blenniidae, the sexes are separate (gonochoristic) and females spawn demersal, adhesive eggs into a nest. The male parent guards the eggs until the larvae hatch. Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters.