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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Acanthemblemaria: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, emblema, -atos, anything that is nailed, knocked in; also anything with bass or high relief (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: In Greek mythology, Medusa was a Gorgon whose hair was made up of living snakes. The name is used fancifully for taxa with numerous filaments or barbels. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes. Tropical; 12°N - 10°N, 62°W - 58°W (Ref. 56274)
Western Central Atlantic: Lesser Antilles, from Anguilla to islands in front of the coasts of northern South America.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 13628)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 21 - 23; Raios dorsais (total) : 15 - 17; Espinhos anais: 2; Raios anais : 25 - 27.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Prefers shallow coral reefs or rocky bottoms around oceanic islands.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref. 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=0.00525 (0.00222 - 0.01243), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nível Trófico (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |