Invasion History

First Non-native Panama (Caribbean) Tidal Record: 1930

Panama Invasion History:


Invasion history elsewhere in the world:

None


Description

None


Taxonomy

Taxonomic Tree

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:   Chordata
Subphylum:   Vertebrata
Superclass:   Osteichthyes
Class:   Actinopterygii
Subclass:   Neopterygii
Infraclass:   Teleostei
Superorder:   Acanthopterygii
Order:   Perciformes
Suborder:   Blennioidei
Family:   Blenniidae
Genus:   Omobranchus
Species:   punctatus

Synonyms

Petroskirtes japonicus (Bleeker, 1869)
Aspidontus dasson (Jordan and Snyder, 1902)
Blennius punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
Omobranchus japonicus scalaius (J. L. B. Smith, 1959)
Petroscirtes dispar (Gunther, 1861)
Petroscirtes kochi : (Weber, 1908)
Petroscirtes masyae (H. M. Smith, 1934)
Petroscirtes semilineatus (Kner, 1868)
Poroalticus sewalli (Fowler, 1931)
Salarias decipiens (DeVis, 1884)
Salarias helenae (DeVis, 1884)
Salarias sindensis (Day, 1888)

Potentially Misidentified Species

Ecology

Food:

Invertbrates

Trophic Status:

Carnivore

Carn

Habitats

General HabitatOyster ReefNone
General HabitatMarinas & DocksNone
General HabitatRockyNone
General HabitatCoral reefNone
General HabitatMangrovesNone
General HabitatCanalsNone
Salinity RangeMesohaline5-18 PSU
Salinity RangePolyhaline18-30 PSU
Salinity RangeEuhaline30-40 PSU
Tidal RangeSubtidalNone
Tidal RangeLow IntertidalNone
Vertical HabitatNektonicNone
Vertical HabitatEpibenthicNone


Tolerances and Life History Parameters

Broad Temperature RangeNoneWarm temperate-Tropical
Broad Salinity RangeNoneMesohaline-Euhaline

General Impacts


Regional Distribution Map

Bioregion Region Name Year Invasion Status Population Status
PAN_CAR Panama Caribbean Coast 1930 Def Estab

Occurrence Map

OCC_ID Author Year Date Locality Status Latitude Longitude

References

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