Lucayablennius zingaro (Böhlke, 1957)

Arrow blenny

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Chaenopsidae
Synonyms	Lucaya zingaro, ... 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 : 3.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5521)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 13 - 106 m (Ref. 9710)

Climate / Range

Tropical

Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Caribbean, including the Antilles.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 23. With emarginate caudal fin. Reddish tan, with 3 large dark spots along rear of dorsal fin base, and 2 similar spots along rear of anal fin base (Ref. 26938). Black stripe from tip of lower jaw through eye to end of operculum; a median dorsal light yellow line on head (Ref. 13442).

Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 5521). Drifts with bended tail to prey on small fish. Retreats into holes or empty worm tubes. Ignores divers (Ref. 9710). Often seen with schools of masked gobies (Ref. 26938).


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 = 1.0000

Resilience (Ref. 69278)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Casal, Christine Marie V.

Modified by Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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