Ophiclinops hutchinsi
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Ophiclinops hutchinsi, known commonly as the Earspot snakeblenny in Australia
, is a species of clinid
in the genus Ophiclinops
. It is a subtropical blenny found in reef
s around southern Australia
, in the eastern Indian Ocean
, Blennies in this species swim between 13 and 15 metres deep.
, O. ningulus
, O. pectoralis
, and Sticharium clarkae
) published in the paper "Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae". The specific epithet "hutchinsi" honours J. Barry Hutchins, whom the authors credit with collecting the type specimens for the species.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, is a species of clinid
Clinid
Clinids are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Clinidae. Temperate blennies, the family ranges from the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, in both the Southern and Northern Hemisphere...
in the genus Ophiclinops
Ophiclinops
Ophiclinops is a genus of clinids found in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean.-Species:* Earspot snakeblenny, Ophiclinops hutchinsi * Spotted snakeblenny, Ophiclinops pardalis...
. It is a subtropical blenny found in reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
s around southern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, in the eastern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
, Blennies in this species swim between 13 and 15 metres deep.
Etymology
Ophiclinops hutchinsi was named by Anita George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, along with four other species (Ophiclinus brevipinnisOphiclinus brevipinnis
Ophiclinus brevipinnis, known commonly as the Shortfin snakeblenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, and can reach a...
, O. ningulus
Ophiclinus ningulus
Ophiclinus ningulus, known commonly as the Variable snake-blenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a subtropical blenny found in reefs around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in...
, O. pectoralis
Ophiclinus pectoralis
Ophiclinus pectoralis, known commonly as the Whiteblotch snakeblenny in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Ophiclinus. It is a tropical blenny found in reefs around western Australia, in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, and can...
, and Sticharium clarkae
Sticharium clarkae
Sticharium clarkae, known commonly as the Dusky crawler in Australia, is a species of clinid in the genus Sticharium. It is a subtropical blenny found around southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. It was named by A. George and Victor Grushcka Springer in 1980, and can reach a...
) published in the paper "Revision of the clinid fish tribe Ophiclinini, including five new species, and definition of the family Clinidae". The specific epithet "hutchinsi" honours J. Barry Hutchins, whom the authors credit with collecting the type specimens for the species.