Omobranchus robertsi Springer, 1981
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Robert's blenny, Omobranchus robertsi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific Ocean, around Papua New Guinea.
The specific name honours Tyson R. Roberts (b. 1940), the American ichthyologist, who collected the type specimen and made it available to the author.
Wikipedia contributors, Omobranchus robertsi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:24:23.455964+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Omobranchus robertsi Springer, 1981
- Name authority
- Springer, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Blenniidae
- Genus
- Omobranchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyBlenniidae Rafinesque, 1810
- subfamilyBlenniinae Rafinesque, 1810
- genusOmobranchus Valenciennes, 1836
- speciesOmobranchus robertsi Springer, 1981
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Omobranchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Omobranchus aurosplendidus (Richardson, 1846) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bandit blennyOmobranchus banditus Smith, 1959 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cloister blennyOmobranchus elongatus (Peters, 1855) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus fasciolatoceps (Richardson, 1846) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| gossamer blennyOmobranchus ferox (Herre, 1927) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus hikkaduwensis Bath, 1983 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus mekranensis (Regan, 1905) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus obliquus (Garman, 1903) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus rotundiceps (MacLeay, 1881) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus smithi (Rao, 1974) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus verticalis Springer & Gomon, 1975 | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Omobranchus woodi (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Springer, V. G. (1981). Notes on blenniid fishes of the tribe Omobranchini, with descriptions of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 94 (3): 699–707. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:49CXV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.