Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1919

Spinyhead blenny

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Chaenopsidae
Synonyms	Acanthemblemaria variegata, ... more
Common names	... more

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Main reference

Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin. 1993. (Ref. 5521)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 2.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5521)

Length at first maturity

L_m 1.84, range 2 - ? cm

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 12 m (Ref. 13628)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 20°N - 7°N, 177°W - 58°W (Ref. 56277)

Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Florida, USA to Curaçao (Ref. 5521). Caribbean, including Antilles (Ref. 26938).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 25

Inhabits small patch reefs surrounded by white sand (Ref. 5521). Observed primarily on dead surfaces of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), but significantly more males than females were found on live coral surfaces. Males occurred twice as frequently as females in the vacated constructed tubes of serpulid worms or vermetid mollusks that provided greater surface for egg deposition (Ref. 47880).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Casal, Christine Marie V.

Modified by Garilao, Cristina V.

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