Xiphasia matsubarai  Okada & Suzuki, 1952

Japanese snake blenny
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Xiphasia: Greek, xiphos = sword (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 4960 m (Ref. 40919).   Deep-water; 32°N - 35°S, 18°E - 169°W

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-104; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 97 - 104

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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa and Ellice Islands, north to Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Southeast Atlantic: False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4404).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits deep waters but rises to the surface at night. Rare species (Ref. 559). Lives in a tube in fine sand or mud and rises to the surface at night where it falls prey to pelagic fishes (Ref. 37816). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).

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Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (-0.17398 - 0.17602), b=3.06 (2.97 - 3.15), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1-4 and Fec=100-1000).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.