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Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Enchelyurus: Greek, enchelys, = eel + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical; 30°N - 24°S
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Mariana Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Cryptic among coral and rubble on reef flats and upper portion of seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01107 (-0.15957 - 0.18170), b=2.97 (2.88 - 3.07), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 2.4 ±0.0 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100) .