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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Lucayablennius: Composed from Lucaya = the old name for the Bahamas Islands + Greek, blennios = mucus (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 13 - 106 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Caribbean, including the Antilles.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 51458)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 18 - 20; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 19 - 20; Εδρικές άκανθες: 2; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 22 - 23. With emarginate caudal fin. Reddish tan, with 3 large dark spots along rear of dorsal fin base, and 2 similar spots along rear of anal fin base (Ref. 26938). Black stripe from tip of lower jaw through eye to end of operculum; a median dorsal light yellow line on head (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits coral reefs (Ref. 5521). Drifts with bended tail to prey on small fish. Retreats into holes or empty worm tubes. Ignores divers (Ref. 9710). Often seen with schools of masked gobies (Ref. 26938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Böhlke, J.E. and C.C.G. Chaplin, 1993. Fishes of the Bahamas and adjacent tropical waters. 2nd edition. University of Texas Press, Austin. (Ref. 5521)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 23.5 - 27.6, mean 26.5 °C (based on 71 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 173 [78, 327] mg/100g; Iron = 0.905 [0.511, 1.640] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.6, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.125 [0.063, 0.243] g/100g; Selenium = 25.9 [10.7, 60.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 366 [112, 1,263] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.2 [1.4, 3.3] mg/100g (wet weight);
