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Cremnochorites capensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908)
Cape triplefin
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Cremnochorites: Greek, kremnos, -ou = slope, scarpment + Greek, chorites, -ou = indigenous, native of a country (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Etymology: Cremnochorites: Greek, kremnos, -ou = slope, scarpment + Greek, chorites, -ou = indigenous, native of a country (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 5497). Subtropical
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Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Sodwana Bay to False Bay in South Africa.
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Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 19; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 22. Body with russet and brow blotches (Ref. 5497).
Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).
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Main reference
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Holleman, W., 1986. Tripterygiidae. p. 755-758. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 5497)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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