Eastern jumping blenny
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoblennius |
| Species: | L. haplodactylus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner, 1867
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The eastern jumping blenny (Lepidoblennius haplodactylus) is a species of
triplefin blenny in the genus Lepidoblennius.[2] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1867 and is the type species of the genus Lepidoblennius.[3]
Description
The eastern jumping blenny has a body which is slightly compressed and a head which has no scales and has a steep upper jaw.allopatric western jumping blenny by having a broad membrane separating the third and fourth spine in the dorsal fin.[4]
Distribution
The eastern jumping blenny is
Western Port, Victoria.[5]
Habitat and biology
The eastern jumping blenny is found on shallow reefs where there are exposed rocks covered in algae, it is common in the intertidal zone and it is frequently observed at low tide on the water's edge when it can be seen to hop over damp, rocky surfaces.[5] It is found at depths of 0 to 3 metres (0.0 to 9.8 ft).[2]
Etymology and taxonomy
The genus name Lepidoblennius means "scaled blenny" while the
type locality is the Fitzroy River at Rockhampton Queensland.[3] It is the type species of its genus.[7]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Lepidoblennius haplodactylus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepidoblennius haplodactylus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Eastern Jumping Blenny, Lepidoblennius haplodactylus Steindachner, 1867". Museums Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Dianne J. Bray. "Lepidoblennius haplodactylus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order Blenniiformes: Families Tripterygiidae and Dactyloscopidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Lepidoblennius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.