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| image = Blennius sphinx male.jpg
| image = Blennius sphinx male.jpg
| image_caption = Male Sphinx blenny
| image_caption = Male
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Williams, J. |author2=Craig, M.T. |date=2014 |title=''Aidablennius sphynx'' |volume=2014 |page=e.T185168A1775545 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185168A1775545.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| parent_authority = [[Gilbert Percy Whitley|Whitley]], 1947
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
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| taxon = Aidablennius sphynx
| ordo = [[Perciformes]]
| display_parents = 3
| familia = [[Blenniidae]]
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| authority = ([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1836)
| genus = '''''Aidablennius'''''
| synonyms =
| species = '''''A. sphynx'''''
| binomial = ''Aidablennius sphynx''
* ''Aidablennius sphinx'' ([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1861)
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* ''Blennius sphinx'' [[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1861
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| binomial_authority = ([[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1836)
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* ''Blennius sphynx'' [[Achille Valenciennes|Valenciennes]], 1836
| synonyms<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=25971&SynCode=59174&GenusName=Aidablennius&SpeciesName=sphynx Synonyms of ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> =
| synonyms_ref = <ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=25971&SynCode=59174&GenusName=Aidablennius&SpeciesName=sphynx Synonyms of ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref>
* ''Aidablennius sphinx'' ([[Günther]], 1861)
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* ''Blennius sphinx'' [[Günther]], 1861
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* ''Blennius sphynx'' [[Valenciennes]], 1836
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The '''Sphinx blenny''' ('''''Aidablennius sphynx'''''), is a species of [[combtooth blenny]], and the only species in the genus ''Aidablennius''.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Aidablennius Species in the genus ''Aidablennius''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It is a [[subtropical]] blenny known from [[Morocco]], in the eastern [[Atlantic Ocean]], and also from the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] and [[Black Sea]]s.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Aidablennius&speciesname=sphynx ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> Sphinx blennies inhabit shallow, rocky waters in the [[littoral zone]], with sunlight exposure. They feed primarily on [[benthic]] [[algae]], [[weed]]s and [[invertebrates]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=20482&genus=Aidablennius&species=sphynx Food items for ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> In mating, the blennies form individual pairs, and the females lay eggs which are then guarded in burrows by the males.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25971&GenusName=Aidablennius&SpeciesName=sphynx&fc=392&StockCode=20482 Reproduction of ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> [[FishBase]] considers the blennies to be of Low Vulnerability, with a reproductive doubling time of less than 15 months.<ref name="Fishbase"/> Male Sphinx blennies can measure up to {{convert|8|cm}} long.<ref name="Fishbase"/>


It was described by [[Achille Valenciennes]] in 1836, originally under the genus ''[[Blennius]]''.<ref name="Valenciennes, 1836">Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1836 (July) [ref. 1005] ''Histoire naturelle des poissons.'' Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes. Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343.</ref>
The '''sphinx blenny''' ('''''Aidablennius sphynx''''') is a species of [[combtooth blenny]], and the only species in the genus ''Aidablennius''.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Aidablennius Species in the genus ''Aidablennius''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> It was described by [[Achille Valenciennes]] in 1836, originally under the genus ''[[Blennius]]'',<ref name="Valenciennes, 1836">Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1836 (July) [ref. 1005] ''Histoire naturelle des poissons.'' Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes. Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343.</ref> and was later reassigned under "''Aidablennius''" by [[Gilbert Percy Whitley]] in 1947. It is a [[subtropical]] blenny known from [[Morocco]], in the eastern [[Atlantic Ocean]], and also from the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] and [[Black Sea]]s.<ref name="Fishbase">[http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?genusname=Aidablennius&speciesname=sphynx ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> Sphinx blennies inhabit shallow, rocky waters in the [[littoral zone]], with sunlight exposure. They feed primarily on [[benthic]] [[algae]], [[weed]]s and [[invertebrates]].<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/TrophicEco/FoodItemsList.php?vstockcode=20482&genus=Aidablennius&species=sphynx Food items for ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> Sphinx blennies can measure up to {{convert|8|cm}} long in [[total length]].<ref name="Fishbase"/>

==Reproduction==
In mating, the blennies form distinct pairs, and the females lay up to 7000 eggs in a sitting, which are then guarded in burrows by the males.<ref>[http://www.fishbase.org/Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=25971&GenusName=Aidablennius&SpeciesName=sphynx&fc=392&StockCode=20482 Reproduction of ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishbase.org.</ref> Males are known to [[cannibalism|cannibalize]] dead eggs to prevent infection spread amongst the healthy eggs, although in smaller broods they have also been reported consuming living eggs. It is believed that this is due to limited feeding opportunities for the males during breeding, as a result of their restriction to the nests.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kraak |first1=Sarah B. M. |title=Female preference and filial cannibalism in ''Aidablennius sphynx'' (Teleostei, Blenniidae); a combined field and laboratory study |journal=Behavioural Processes |date=1996 |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=85–97 |doi=10.1016/0376-6357(95)00019-4 |pmid=24896420 |s2cid=8149384 |language=en }}</ref> [[FishBase]] considers the blennies to be of Low Vulnerability, with a reproductive doubling time of less than 15 months.<ref name="Fishbase"/>

==References==
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* [http://www.fishwise.co.za/Default.aspx?TabID=110&SpecieConfigId=257330&GenusSpecies=Aidablennius_sphynx ''Aidablennius sphynx''] at www.fishwise.co.za
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Latest revision as of 07:31, 13 September 2023

Sphinx blenny
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Blenniidae
Subfamily: Salarinae
Genus: Aidablennius
Whitley, 1947
Species:
A. sphynx
Binomial name
Aidablennius sphynx
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms[2]

The sphinx blenny (Aidablennius sphynx) is a species of combtooth blenny, and the only species in the genus Aidablennius.[3] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1836, originally under the genus Blennius,[4] and was later reassigned under "Aidablennius" by Gilbert Percy Whitley in 1947. It is a subtropical blenny known from Morocco, in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also from the Mediterranean and Black Seas.[5] Sphinx blennies inhabit shallow, rocky waters in the littoral zone, with sunlight exposure. They feed primarily on benthic algae, weeds and invertebrates.[6] Sphinx blennies can measure up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long in total length.[5]

Reproduction[edit]

In mating, the blennies form distinct pairs, and the females lay up to 7000 eggs in a sitting, which are then guarded in burrows by the males.[7] Males are known to cannibalize dead eggs to prevent infection spread amongst the healthy eggs, although in smaller broods they have also been reported consuming living eggs. It is believed that this is due to limited feeding opportunities for the males during breeding, as a result of their restriction to the nests.[8] FishBase considers the blennies to be of Low Vulnerability, with a reproductive doubling time of less than 15 months.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Williams, J.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Aidablennius sphynx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185168A1775545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185168A1775545.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Synonyms of Aidablennius sphynx at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Species in the genus Aidablennius at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Cuvier, G. and A. Valenciennes, 1836 (July) [ref. 1005] Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome onzième. Livre treizième. De la famille des Mugiloïdes. Livre quatorzième. De la famille des Gobioïdes. Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11: i-xx + 1-506 + 2 pp., Pls. 307-343.
  5. ^ a b c Aidablennius sphynx at www.fishbase.org.
  6. ^ Food items for Aidablennius sphynx at www.fishbase.org.
  7. ^ Reproduction of Aidablennius sphynx at www.fishbase.org.
  8. ^ Kraak, Sarah B. M. (1996). "Female preference and filial cannibalism in Aidablennius sphynx (Teleostei, Blenniidae); a combined field and laboratory study". Behavioural Processes. 36 (1): 85–97. doi:10.1016/0376-6357(95)00019-4. PMID 24896420. S2CID 8149384.

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