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Blenniiformes (Blennies) >
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 / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 13 - 106 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Caribbean, including the Antilles.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 51458)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 18 - 20; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 19 - 20; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 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
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 23.5 - 27.6, mean 26.5 °C (based on 71 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
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);
