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The present study provides a checklist of the family Blenniidae from intertidal habitats along the Iranian coasts of Persian Gulf and Makran Sea. This research carried out during the years 2013-2018 at nine stations (Dayyer, Haale, Bostanou, Bandar Lenge, Qeshm, Gataan, Jask, Gugsar and Chabahar) with almost rocky profile covering whole distribution range of the family. A total of 15 species including 11 species from collection sites and four species from previous works are listed here: Alticus kirkii, Antennablennius adenensis, A. bifilum, A. variopunctatus, Istiblennius edentulus, I. lineatus, I. pox, I. spilotus, Parablennius cornutus, P. opercularis, P. pilicornis and Scartella emarginata (subfamily Salariinae); Omobranchus fasciolatus, O. mekranensis and O. punctatus (subfamily Blenniinae). The most diverse genus is Istiblennius (four species, 26.6%) followed by Antennablennius, Parablennius and Omobranchus (each with three species, 20%), Alticus and Scartella (each with one species, 6.6%). All reported species, except the endemic Makran comb-tooth blenny, Omobranchus mekranensis, Vulnerable) are considered as Least Concern (LC).
Keywords
Salariinae
Blenniinae
Systematics
Diversity
Morphological characters.
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MEHRABAN, H., & ESMAEILI, H. R. (2018). Comb-tooth blennies of the intertidal zones of Persian Gulf and Makran Sea: Morphology, taxonomy, distribution and conservation status (Blenniiformes: Blenniidae). Iranian Journal of Ichthyology, 5(3), 192–211. https://doi.org/10.22034/iji.v5i3.295
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Abou-Seedo, F.S. 1992. Abundance of fish caught by stake-traps (hadra) in the intertidal zone in Doha, Kuwait Bay. Journal of the University of Kuwait (Science) 19: 91-99.
Alavi‐Yeganeh, M.S.; Sharifiniya, M.; Ghasemzadeh, J.; Amoeii, M. & Mousavi‐Sabet, S.H. 2018. Length–weight and length–length relationships of three Blenny species from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 1-3.
Attaran-Fariman, G.; Estekani, S. & Ghasemzadeh, J. 2016. The first study of the phylogenetic relationships of three rare species of Blenniids (Fishes: Blenniidae) from Makoran Coast based on the gene sequencing of Cytochrome Oxidase 1. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 25(1): 135-148.
Attaran-Farimani, G.; Estekani, S.; Springer, V.G.; Crimmen, O.; Johnson, G.D. & Baldwin, C.C. 2016. Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology. Zootaxa 4072(2): 171-184.
Bath, H. 2001. Osteology and morphology of fishes of the subfamily Salariinae and its junior synonym Parablenniinae (Pisces: Blenniidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A 628: 1-42.
Blegvad, H. & Loppenthin, B. 1944. Fishes of the Iranian Gulf. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
Carpenter, K.E.; Krupp, F.; Jones, D.A. & Zajonz, U. 1997. The living marine resources of Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes.
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Ghanbarifardi, M. & Malek, M. 2007. Permanent intertidal fish from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 3: 1-14.
Ghanbarifardi, M. & Malek, M. 2009. Distribution, diversity, and abundance of rocky intertidal fishes in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Marine Biology Research 5(5): 496-502.
Mehraban, H.R. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2017. New geographical record of the lined rockskipper, Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) from the Iranian coast of the Makran Sea (Teleostei, Blenniidae). Check List 13(6): 743-746.
Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C. & Wilson, M.V. 2016. Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons.
Norman, J.R. 1943. Notes on the Blennioid Fishes, I. A provisional Synopsis of the Genera of the Family Blenniidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10(72): 793-812.
Randall, J.E. 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press.
Ross, L.G. & Ross, B., 2009. Anaesthetic and sedative techniques for aquatic animals. John Wiley & Sons.
Shokouh Saljoghi, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Ghasemzadeh, J. 2015. Study of some biological aspects of Antennablennius adenensis (Teleostei: Blenniidae) in Chabahar Bay. In: Abstracts of the Third Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Shiraz University, 6-7 May 2015. 182 p.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959a. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin 13: 185-225.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959b. Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin 14: 227-252.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Satapoomin, U. & Allen, G.R. 2001. Meiacanthus urostigma, a new fangblenny from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with discussion and examples of mimicry in species of Meiacanthus (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini). Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5: 25-43.
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. 2012. Smiths’ sea fishes. Springer Science & Business Media.
Springer, V.G. 1968. Osteology and classification of the fishes of the family Blenniidae. Smithsonian Institution Press. USA.
Springer, V.G. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1972. Mimetic relationships involving fishes of the family Blenniidae. Smithsonian Contributions in Zoology: 112.
Springer, V.G. & Williams, J.T. 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology: 1-193
Williams, J.T. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the blenniid fish genus Scartichthys. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 492: 1-30.
Wright, J.M.; Clayton, D.A. & Bishop, J.M. 1990. Tidal movements of shallow water fishes in Kuwait Bay. Journal of Fish biology 37(6): 959-974.
References
Abou-Seedo, F.S. 1992. Abundance of fish caught by stake-traps (hadra) in the intertidal zone in Doha, Kuwait Bay. Journal of the University of Kuwait (Science) 19: 91-99.
Alavi‐Yeganeh, M.S.; Sharifiniya, M.; Ghasemzadeh, J.; Amoeii, M. & Mousavi‐Sabet, S.H. 2018. Length–weight and length–length relationships of three Blenny species from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 1-3.
Attaran-Fariman, G.; Estekani, S. & Ghasemzadeh, J. 2016. The first study of the phylogenetic relationships of three rare species of Blenniids (Fishes: Blenniidae) from Makoran Coast based on the gene sequencing of Cytochrome Oxidase 1. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 25(1): 135-148.
Attaran-Farimani, G.; Estekani, S.; Springer, V.G.; Crimmen, O.; Johnson, G.D. & Baldwin, C.C. 2016. Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology. Zootaxa 4072(2): 171-184.
Bath, H. 2001. Osteology and morphology of fishes of the subfamily Salariinae and its junior synonym Parablenniinae (Pisces: Blenniidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A 628: 1-42.
Blegvad, H. & Loppenthin, B. 1944. Fishes of the Iranian Gulf. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
Carpenter, K.E.; Krupp, F.; Jones, D.A. & Zajonz, U. 1997. The living marine resources of Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes.
Eschmeyer, W.N.; Fricke, R. & Laan, R. van der. 2018. Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. http://researcharchive.calacademyorg/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. Accessed on 07 Aug. 2018
Ghanbarifardi, M. & Malek, M. 2007. Permanent intertidal fish from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 3: 1-14.
Ghanbarifardi, M. & Malek, M. 2009. Distribution, diversity, and abundance of rocky intertidal fishes in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Marine Biology Research 5(5): 496-502.
Mehraban, H.R. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2017. New geographical record of the lined rockskipper, Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) from the Iranian coast of the Makran Sea (Teleostei, Blenniidae). Check List 13(6): 743-746.
Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C. & Wilson, M.V. 2016. Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons.
Norman, J.R. 1943. Notes on the Blennioid Fishes, I. A provisional Synopsis of the Genera of the Family Blenniidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10(72): 793-812.
Randall, J.E. 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press.
Ross, L.G. & Ross, B., 2009. Anaesthetic and sedative techniques for aquatic animals. John Wiley & Sons.
Shokouh Saljoghi, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Ghasemzadeh, J. 2015. Study of some biological aspects of Antennablennius adenensis (Teleostei: Blenniidae) in Chabahar Bay. In: Abstracts of the Third Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Shiraz University, 6-7 May 2015. 182 p.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959a. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin 13: 185-225.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959b. Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin 14: 227-252.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Satapoomin, U. & Allen, G.R. 2001. Meiacanthus urostigma, a new fangblenny from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with discussion and examples of mimicry in species of Meiacanthus (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini). Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5: 25-43.
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. 2012. Smiths’ sea fishes. Springer Science & Business Media.
Springer, V.G. 1968. Osteology and classification of the fishes of the family Blenniidae. Smithsonian Institution Press. USA.
Springer, V.G. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1972. Mimetic relationships involving fishes of the family Blenniidae. Smithsonian Contributions in Zoology: 112.
Springer, V.G. & Williams, J.T. 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology: 1-193
Williams, J.T. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the blenniid fish genus Scartichthys. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 492: 1-30.
Wright, J.M.; Clayton, D.A. & Bishop, J.M. 1990. Tidal movements of shallow water fishes in Kuwait Bay. Journal of Fish biology 37(6): 959-974.
Alavi‐Yeganeh, M.S.; Sharifiniya, M.; Ghasemzadeh, J.; Amoeii, M. & Mousavi‐Sabet, S.H. 2018. Length–weight and length–length relationships of three Blenny species from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 1-3.
Attaran-Fariman, G.; Estekani, S. & Ghasemzadeh, J. 2016. The first study of the phylogenetic relationships of three rare species of Blenniids (Fishes: Blenniidae) from Makoran Coast based on the gene sequencing of Cytochrome Oxidase 1. Iranian Scientific Fisheries Journal 25(1): 135-148.
Attaran-Farimani, G.; Estekani, S.; Springer, V.G.; Crimmen, O.; Johnson, G.D. & Baldwin, C.C. 2016. Validation of the synonymy of the teleost blenniid fish species Salarias phantasticus Boulenger 1897 and Salarias anomalus Regan 1905 with Ecsenius pulcher (Murray 1887) based on DNA barcoding and morphology. Zootaxa 4072(2): 171-184.
Bath, H. 2001. Osteology and morphology of fishes of the subfamily Salariinae and its junior synonym Parablenniinae (Pisces: Blenniidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A 628: 1-42.
Blegvad, H. & Loppenthin, B. 1944. Fishes of the Iranian Gulf. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
Carpenter, K.E.; Krupp, F.; Jones, D.A. & Zajonz, U. 1997. The living marine resources of Kuwait, Eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes.
Eschmeyer, W.N.; Fricke, R. & Laan, R. van der. 2018. Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. http://researcharchive.calacademyorg/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. Accessed on 07 Aug. 2018
Ghanbarifardi, M. & Malek, M. 2007. Permanent intertidal fish from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 3: 1-14.
Ghanbarifardi, M. & Malek, M. 2009. Distribution, diversity, and abundance of rocky intertidal fishes in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, Iran. Marine Biology Research 5(5): 496-502.
Mehraban, H.R. & Esmaeili, H.R. 2017. New geographical record of the lined rockskipper, Istiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) from the Iranian coast of the Makran Sea (Teleostei, Blenniidae). Check List 13(6): 743-746.
Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C. & Wilson, M.V. 2016. Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons.
Norman, J.R. 1943. Notes on the Blennioid Fishes, I. A provisional Synopsis of the Genera of the Family Blenniidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10(72): 793-812.
Randall, J.E. 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press.
Ross, L.G. & Ross, B., 2009. Anaesthetic and sedative techniques for aquatic animals. John Wiley & Sons.
Shokouh Saljoghi, Z.; Keivany, Y. & Ghasemzadeh, J. 2015. Study of some biological aspects of Antennablennius adenensis (Teleostei: Blenniidae) in Chabahar Bay. In: Abstracts of the Third Iranian Conference of Ichthyology, Shiraz University, 6-7 May 2015. 182 p.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959a. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin 13: 185-225.
Smith, J.L.B. 1959b. Fishes of the families Blenniidae and Salariidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin 14: 227-252.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1976. The saber-toothed blennies, tribe Nemophini (Pisces: Blenniidae). Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 19: 1-196.
Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Satapoomin, U. & Allen, G.R. 2001. Meiacanthus urostigma, a new fangblenny from the northeastern Indian Ocean, with discussion and examples of mimicry in species of Meiacanthus (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini). Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology 5: 25-43.
Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. 2012. Smiths’ sea fishes. Springer Science & Business Media.
Springer, V.G. 1968. Osteology and classification of the fishes of the family Blenniidae. Smithsonian Institution Press. USA.
Springer, V.G. & Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1972. Mimetic relationships involving fishes of the family Blenniidae. Smithsonian Contributions in Zoology: 112.
Springer, V.G. & Williams, J.T. 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised: a revision of Istiblennius, Blenniella, and Paralticus, new genus. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology: 1-193
Williams, J.T. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships and revision of the blenniid fish genus Scartichthys. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 492: 1-30.
Wright, J.M.; Clayton, D.A. & Bishop, J.M. 1990. Tidal movements of shallow water fishes in Kuwait Bay. Journal of Fish biology 37(6): 959-974.