Blennophis anguillaris, Snaky klipfish

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Blennophis anguillaris (Valenciennes, 1836)

Snaky klipfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Clinidae (Clinids)
Etymology: Blennophis: Greek,blenios = mucus + Greek, ophis= serpent (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Subtropical; 27°S - 35°S

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Southeast Atlantic: Lüderitzbucht, Namibia to East London, South Africa.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5496)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 46 - 50; Dorsal soft rays (total): 2-4; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 33 - 37. Red or brown in color; large black blotch below 1st 3 dorsal spines; black dots around eye and on body (Ref. 5496). Juveniles black with red margins to dorsal, anal and caudal fins; small juveniles purple-black with a white caudal fin (Ref. 5496).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in pools and subtidal areas.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Smith, M.M., 1986. Clinidae. p. 758-769. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5496)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 May 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 16.1 - 22.2, mean 18.6 °C (based on 57 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00223 - 0.01182), b=3.06 (2.86 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 121 [69, 230] mg/100g; Iron = 1.08 [0.65, 1.87] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [17.6, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.206 [0.118, 0.349] g/100g; Selenium = 20.5 [10.7, 40.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.8 [5.0, 44.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.936 [0.657, 1.319] mg/100g (wet weight);