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Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Omobranchus: Greek, omo = shoulder + Greek, brangchia = gill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: J Wood of Natal, South Africa, collected the blenny holotype along with “many specimens of marine animals”. Unfortunately, the authors give no other information about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Gilchrist & Thompson.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; saumâtre démersal. Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean and Southeast Atlantic: Natal to Swartvlei.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4404)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11 - 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 19 - 21; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 20 - 22. Body with irregular dusky bands anteriorly; dark marks behind eye (Ref. 4404).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults inhabit estuaries. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Springer, V.G., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 742-755. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4404)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01047 (0.00434 - 0.02525), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
2.6 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |