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Tripterygiidae (Threefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Karalepis: Greek, kara = face + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335); stewarti: Named after A.L. Stewart of the NMNZ, Department of Fishes, collector of the holotype of this species.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 33 m (Ref. 13227), usually 0 - 10 m (Ref. 13227). Temperate
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9003)
Southwest Pacific: around mainland New Zealand.
Nocturnal species found in crevices or holes during the day. Feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks.
Fricke, R., 1994. Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 24:1-585.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00653 (-0.12202 - 0.13507), b=3.08 (2.99 - 3.16), based on LWR estimates for species & family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.40 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.54).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100) .