Specimen Information

Omobranchus punctatus
Omobranchus punctatus
(Muzzled blenny)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1320946
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusOmobranchus
Speciespunctatus
Common NameMuzzled blenny
CountryBrazil
StatePará
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Brazil, Algodoal-Maiandeua Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAmazonia
HUC8 Number32007200
Map
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Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28837
Author:Soares, B.E., R.D.O. Raiol and L.F.A. Montag
Date:2011
Title:Occurrence of the non-native blenny Omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Perciformes: Blenniidae) in the Amazon coastal zone, Brazil
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:6
Issue:Supplement 1
Pages:S39-S43
CommentsCollected in 2008 and 2010
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected16


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