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Blenniella caudolineata

Panako

Bluespotted Blenny

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Bluespotted Blenny

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Panako (RR)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE PNG - Tuamotus; n. to s.Japan; s. to Tonga

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore

KEY FEATURES: to ?6cm SL. 3 main lines run down the body to the finely spotted tail, broken lines (2) run parallel between the main lines. The 2nd Dorsal Fin has two rows of small spots along its length.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P						P

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW
	P

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Blenniella caudolineata (Günther, 1877)
SYNONYMS: Salarias caudolineatus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Blennioidei; BLENNIIDAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: Springer & Williams 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus Istiblennius reappraised... Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 565. Rarotonga: BPBM5701,5739. Palmerston: NMNZ-P.15706.

References:
Special Reference: Springer & Williams 1994. The Indo-West Pacific blenniid fish genus $Istiblennius@ reappraised: a revision of $Istiblennius@, $Blenniella@, and $Paralticus@, new genus. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 565.

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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