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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Chaenopsis: Greek, chaeno = to yawn + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Conrad ‘Connie’ Limbaugh (1925–1960) was a zoologist, diver and underwater photographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Robins & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman Island, Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbados, Aruba, Curaçao, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 18 - 21; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 31 - 36; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 33 - 37. Light brown with pale dots and a narrow mid-lateral brown stripe, sometimes broken into blotches; faint bars on body; small black spot at front of dorsal fin; mature males with more yellow on head, gill membranes black; branchiostegal rays blue (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Occurs in groups, one to a hole, in limestone or coral rubble in clear water. Feeds on small crustaceans, worms, and fishes (Ref. 5521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 520 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00219 - 0.01260), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.7 ±0.55 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 141 [72, 235] mg/100g; Iron = 0.741 [0.425, 1.247] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.058, 0.187] g/100g; Selenium = 21.4 [9.3, 46.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 182 [59, 544] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.96 [1.27, 2.80] mg/100g (wet weight);
