Comb-toothed slime fish

Comb-toothed slime fish
Bicoloured slimy fish ( Ecsenius bicolor )
Systematics
Perch relatives (Percomorphaceae) Ovalentaria Order : Blennioidei (Blenniiformes) Family : Slimy fish (Blenniidae) Subfamily : Salariinae Tribe : Comb-toothed slime fish
Scientific name of the  subfamily
Salariinae
Fitzinger , 1873
Scientific name of the  tribe
Salariini

Comb- toothed slime fish (Salariini) are bottom-dwelling fish that colonize rocky coasts and coral reefs. They have no swim bladder and have to keep themselves in the open water by constantly waving their tail fin, which is why they have the second German name Wippschwimmer .

nutrition

Most of the comb-toothed mucus fish are fry and feed on algae and the invertebrates found in them , such as the genera Ecsenius and Salarias . Others are nutrition specialists and have developed different specializations. The leopard toothbrush ( Exallias brevis ) feeds on coral polyps . The neon-eye combtooth ( Ecsenius midas ) feeds on zooplankton and mingles with the swarms of jewel anthias ( Pseudanthias squamipinnis ), which it resembles in color and diet. The species of the genus Istiblennius graze on algae in the intertidal zone even in extremely low water.

mimicry

Some comb- toothed mucous fish resemble their relatives, equipped with poisonous canine teeth, from the tribe of the saber-toothed mucous fish (Nemophini) in order to benefit from the aversion of predatory fish towards such colored fish. The completely harmless, two-color slimy fish ( Ecsenius bicolor ) , known to many marine aquarists, imitates Enchelyurus flavipes . The imitation of a defensive animal by harmless animals to deceive enemies is called Bates' mimicry .

Like all mucous fish, the comb-toothed mucous fish sleep in narrow caves and crevices into which they swim backwards.

Genera and species

Aidablennius sphynx

Alticus saliens

Blenniella gibbifrons

Blenniella periophthalmus

Chasmodes bosquianus

Cirripectes vanderbilti

Coryphoblennius galerita

Ecsenius axelrodi

Ecsenius bathi

Ecsenius gravieri

Ecsenius pictus

Ecsenius stigmatura

Ecsenius trilineatus

Exallias brevis

Hypleurochilus fissicornis

Hypsoblennius invemar

Istiblennius sp.

Lipophrys canevae

Ophioblennius steindachneri

Parablennius intermedius

Striped slimy fish ( Parablennius gattorugine )

Jewel rockhopper
( Salarias fasciatus )

River blimp
( Salaria fluviatilis )

Scartella cristata

Scartichthys variolatus

• Aidablennius
  • Aidablennius sphynx (Valenciennes, 1836)
• Alloblennius Springer & Spreitzer, 1971
  • Alloblennius anuchalis (Springer & Spreitzer, 1978)
  • Alloblennius jugularis (Klunzinger, 1871)
  • Alloblennius parvus Springer & Spreitzer, 1978
  • Alloblennius pictus (Lotan, 1969)
• Alticus Lacepède, 1800
  • Alticus anjouanae Fourmanoir, 1955
  • Alticus arnoldorum (Curtiss, 1938)
  • Alticus kirkii (Günther, 1868)
  • Alticus monochrus Bleeker, 1869
  • Alticus montanoi (Sauvage, 1880)
  • Alticus saliens (Lacepède, 1800)
  • Alticus sertatus (Garman, 1903)
  • Alticus simplicirrus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971
• Andamia Blyth, 1858
  • Andamia amphibius (Walbaum, 1792)
  • Andamia cyclocheilus Weber, 1909
  • Andamia heteroptera (Bleeker, 1857)
  • Andamia reyi (Sauvage, 1880)
  • Andamia tetradactylus (Bleeker, 1858)
• Antennablennius Fowler, 1931
  • Antennablennius adenensis Fraser-Brunner, 1951
  • Antennablennius australis Fraser-Brunner, 1951
  • Antennablennius bifilum Günther, 1861
  • Antennablennius ceylonensis Bath, 1983
  • Antennablennius hypenetes Klunzinger, 1871
  • Antennablennius simonyi Steindachner, 1902
  • Antennablennius variopunctatus Jatzow & Lenz, 1898
  • Antennablennius velifer Smith, 1959
• Aspidontus
  • Aspidontus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1836
  • Aspidontus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
  • Aspidontus tractus Fowler, 1903
• Atrosalarias
  • Atrosalarias fuscus Rüppell, 1838
  • Atrosalarias hosokawai Suzuki & Senou, 1999
• Bathyblennius
  • Bathyblennius antholops Springer & Smith-Vaniz, 1970
• Blenniella
  • Blenniella bilitonensis Bleeker, 1858
  • Blenniella caudolineata Günther, 1877
  • Blenniella chrysospilos Bleeker, 1857
  • Blenniella cyanostigma Bleeker, 1849
  • Blenniella gibbifrons Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
  • Blenniella interrupta Bleeker, 1857
  • Blenniella leopardus Fowler, 1904
  • Blenniella paula Bryan & Herre, 1903
  • Blenniella periophthalmus Valenciennes, 1836
• Chalaroderma
  • Chalaroderma capito Valenciennes, 1836
  • Chalaroderma ocellata Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
• Chasmodes
  • Chasmodes bosquianus Lacepède, 1800
  • Chasmodes longimaxilla Williams, 1983
  • Chasmodes saburrae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
• Cirripectes
  • Cirripectes alboapicalis Ogilby, 1899
  • Cirripectes alleni Williams, 1993
  • Cirripectes auritus Carlson, 1981
  • Cirripectes castaneus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Cirripectes chelomatus Williams & Maugé, 1984
  • Cirripectes filamentosus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
  • Cirripectes fuscoguttatus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953
  • Cirripectes gilberti Williams, 1988
  • Cirripectes hutchinsi Williams, 1988
  • Cirripectes imitator Williams, 1985
  • Cirripectes jenningsi Schultz, 1943
  • Cirripectes kuwamurai Fukao, 1984
  • Cirripectes obscurus Borodin, 1927
  • Cirripectes perustus Smith, 1959
  • Cirripectes polyzona Bleeker, 1868
  • Cirripectes quagga Fowler & Ball, 1924
  • Cirripectes randalli Williams, 1988
  • Cirripectes springeri Williams, 1988
  • Cirripectes stigmaticus Strasburg & Schultz, 1953
  • Cirripectes vanderbilti Fowler, 1938
  • Cirripectes variolosus Valenciennes, 1836
  • Cirripectes viriosus Williams, 1988
• Cirrisalarias
  • Cirrisalarias bunares Springer, 1976
• Coryphoblennius
  • Coryphoblennius galerita Linnaeus , 1758
• Crossosalarias
  • Crossosalarias macrospilus Smith-Vaniz & Springer, 1971
• Damania Smith, 1959
  • Damania anjouanae Fourmanoir, 1955
• Dodekablennos
  • Dodekablennos fraseri Springer & Spreitzer, 1978
• Ecsenius
  • Ecsenius aequalis Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius alleni Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius aroni Springer, 1971
  • Ecsenius australianus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius axelrodi Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius bandanus Springer, 1971
  • Ecsenius bathi Springer, 1988
  • Two-colored blimp ( Ecsenius bicolor ) (Day, 1888)
  • Ecsenius bimaculatus Springer, 1971
  • Ecsenius caeruliventris Springer & Allen, 2004
  • Ecsenius collettei Springer, 1972
  • Ecsenius dentex Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius dilemma Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius fijiensis Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius fourmanoiri Springer, 1972
  • Ecsenius frontalis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Ecsenius gravieri (Pellegrin, 1906)
  • Ecsenius isos McKinney & Springer, 1976
  • Ecsenius kurti Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962
  • Ecsenius lividanalis Chapman & Schultz, 1952
  • Ecsenius lubbocki Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius mandibularis McCulloch, 1923
  • Ecsenius melarchus McKinney & Springer, 1976
  • Ecsenius midas Starck, 1969
  • Ecsenius minutus Klausewitz, 1963
  • Ecsenius monoculus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius nalolo Smith, 1959
  • Ecsenius namiyei (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
  • Ecsenius niue Springer, 2002
  • Ecsenius oculatus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius oculus Springer, 1971
  • Ecsenius ops Springer & Allen, 2001
  • Ecsenius opsifrontalis Chapman & Schultz, 1952
  • Ecsenius pardus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius paroculus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius pictus McKinney & Springer, 1976
  • Ecsenius polystictus Springer & Randall, 1999
  • Ecsenius portenoyi Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius prooculis Chapman & Schultz, 1952
  • Ecsenius pulcher (Murray, 1887)
  • Ecsenius randalli Springer, 1991
  • Ecsenius schroederi McKinney & Springer, 1976
  • Ecsenius sellifer Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius shirleyae Springer & Allen, 2004
  • Ecsenius springeri Allen et al., 2019
  • Ecsenius stictus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius stigmatura Fowler, 1952
  • Ecsenius taeniatus Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius tessera Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius tigris Springer, 1988
  • Ecsenius tricolor Springer & Allen, 2001
  • Ecsenius trilineatus Springer, 1972
  • Ecsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954)
• Entomacrodus
  • Entomacrodus cadenati Springer, 1967
  • Entomacrodus caudofasciatus (Regan, 1909)
  • Entomacrodus chapmani Springer, 1967
  • Entomacrodus chiostictus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
  • Entomacrodus corneliae (Fowler, 1932)
  • Entomacrodus cymatobiotus Schultz & Chapman in Schultz et al., 1960
  • Entomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker, 1858)
  • Entomacrodus epalzeocheilos (Bleeker, 1859)
  • Entomacrodus lemuria Springer & Fricke, 2000
  • Entomacrodus macrospilus Springer, 1967
  • Entomacrodus marmoratus (Bennett, 1828)
  • Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859
  • Entomacrodus niuafoouensis (Fowler, 1932)
  • Entomacrodus randalli Springer, 1967
  • Entomacrodus rofeni Springer, 1967
  • Entomacrodus sealei Bryan & Herre, 1903
  • Entomacrodus stellifer (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Entomacrodus strasburgi Springer, 1967
  • Entomacrodus striatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Entomacrodus textilis (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Entomacrodus thalassinus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
  • Entomacrodus vermiculatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Entomacrodus vomerinus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Entomacrodus williamsi Springer & Fricke, 2000
• Exallias
  • Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868)
• Glyptoparus
  • Glyptoparus delicatulus Smith, 1959
• Hirculops
  • Hirculops cornifer (Rüppell, 1830)
• Hypleurochilus
  • Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther, 1861)
  • Hypleurochilus bananensis (Poll, 1959)
  • Hypleurochilus bermudensis Beebe & Tee-van, 1933
  • Hypleurochilus brasil Pinheiro et al., 2013
  • Hypleurochilus caudovittatus Bath, 1994
  • Hypleurochilus fissicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood, 1825)
  • Hypleurochilus langi (Fowler, 1923)
  • Hypleurochilus multifilis (Girard, 1858)
  • Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994
  • Hypleurochilus springeri Randall, 1966
• Hypsoblennius
• Istiblennius
  • Istiblennius bellus (Günther, 1861)
  • Istiblennius colei (Herre, 1934)
  • Istiblennius dussumieri (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider in Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Istiblennius enosimae (Jordan & Snyder, 1902)
  • Istiblennius flaviumbrinus (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Istiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Istiblennius muelleri (Klunzinger, 1879)
  • Istiblennius pox Springer & Williams, 1994
  • Istiblennius rivulatus (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Istiblennius spilotus Springer & Williams, 1994
  • Istiblennius steindachneri (Pfeffer, 1893)
  • Istiblennius unicolor (Rüppell, 1838)
  • Istiblennius zebra (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875)
• Lipophrys
• Litobranchus
• Lupinoblennius
• Mimoblennius
• Nannosalarias
• Ophioblennius
  • Red-lipped slimy fish ( Ophioblennius atlanticus ) (Valenciennes, 1836)
• Parablennius
  • Parablennius cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Parablennius cyclops (Rüppell, 1830)
  • Parablennius dialloi Bath, 1990
  • Striped slimy fish ( Parablennius gattorugine ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Parablennius goreensis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Parablennius incognitus (Bath, 1968)
  • Parablennius intermedius (Ogilby, 1915)
  • Parablennius laticlavius (Griffin, 1926)
  • Parablennius lodosus (Smith, 1959)
  • Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876)
  • Parablennius opercularis (Murray, 1887)
  • Parablennius parvicornis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Parablennius rouxi (Cocco, 1833)
  • Parablennius ruber (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Parablennius salensis Bath, 1990
  • Parablennius sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814)
  • Parablennius serratolineatus Bath & Hutchins, 1986
  • Parablennius sierraensis Bath, 1990
  • Parablennius tasmanianus (Richardson, 1842)
  • Parablennius tentacularis (Brünnich, 1768)
  • Parablennius thysanius (Jordan & Seale, 1907)
  • Parablennius verryckeni (Poll, 1959)
  • Parablennius yatabei (Jordan & Snyder, 1900)
  • Parablennius zvonimiri (Kolombatovic, 1892)
• Parahypsos
  • Parahypsos piersoni Gilbert & Starks, 1904
• Paralipophrys
  • Gray slimy fish ( Paralipophrys trigloides )
• Paralticus
  • Paralticus amboinensis Bleeker, 1857
• Pereulixia
  • Pereulixia kosiensis Regan, 1908
• Praealticus
• Rhabdoblennius
  • Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus (Bath, 2004)
  • Rhabdoblennius nitidus (Günther, 1861)
  • Rhabdoblennius papuensis (Bath, 2004)
  • Rhabdoblennius rhabdotrachelus (Fowler & Ball, 1924)
  • Rhabdoblennius snowi (Fowler, 1928)
• Salaria
  • Salaria basilisca (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Salaria economidisi Kottelat, 2004
  • River blimp ( Salaria fluviatilis ) (Asso, 1801)
  • Salaria pavo (Risso, 1810)
• Salarias
• Scartella
  • Scartella caboverdiana Bath, 1990
  • Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Scartella emarginata (Günther, 1861)
  • Scartella itajobi Rangel & Mendes, 2009
  • Scartella nuchifilis (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Scartella poiti Rangel, Gasparini & Guimarães, 2004
  • Scartella springeri (Bauchot, 1967)
• Scartichthys
  • Scartichthys crapulatus (Williams, 1990)
  • Scartichthys gigas (Steindachner, 1876)
  • Scartichthys variolatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
  • Scartichthys viridis (Valenciennes, 1836)
• Stanulus
  • Stanulus seychellensis (Smith, 1959)
  • Stanulus talboti (Springer, 1968)

literature

• Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7