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(Ref. 106682) FB-pic-4385-8029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-08 2000-02-24 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cialb_f0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cialb_f0.jpg FB-pic-4385-8030 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-08 2000-02-24 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cialb_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cialb_u0.jpg FB-pic-4385-8031 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-08 2010-07-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cialb_m0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cialb_m0.jpg FB-pic-4385-8032 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1996-02-08 2010-07-22 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Cialb_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Cialb_u1.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-06-11 00:00:00 2014-02-03 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Found in coral reefs and rocky reefs (Ref. 529). 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). Williams, J.T. 1988 Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus <i>Cirripectes</i>. Indo-Pac. Fish. (17):78 p. (Ref. 529) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-07-30 00:00:00 2013-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 Diagnosis: Dorsal fin XII, 15-17 (usually 16), deeply incised above the last spine; anal fin II, 16-18 (usually 17); pectoral rays 14-16 (in general for the genus); pelvic fin I, 4; caudal fin procurrent rays 10-14. Gill rakers 25-31. Vertebrae 10 + 21-23 (usually 22); last pleural rib on 12th, last epipleural rib on 18th-23rd vertebral centrum. Body scaleless. Lateral line, anterior portion with small scalelike flaps, LL tubes 11-17 (rarely 9-10), series ends below and posterior to dorsal fin ray 12. Narrow inner ring of iris yellow, remainder black. Lower lip crenulated mesially, plicate laterally. Upper lip crenulae 34-52. Cirri, nuchal 28-42, supraorbital 4-18, nasal 8-27. Nuchal cirri in 2 groups, not overlapping at midpoint of nape, no nuchal flaps. First and second dorsal fin spine almost same height. Species name (albus - white; apicalis - apex) refers to pale tips of dorsal-fin spines. Adult brown in body color with spots; brown pupil-sized spot behind each eye. Ophioblennius stage overall light brown; lower lip both corners with dark spot; cirri brown; fins pale (in alcohol); dentary with 2-4 canines posteriorly (Ref. 529). Williams, J.T. 1988 Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus <i>Cirripectes</i>. Indo-Pac. Fish. (17):78 p. (Ref. 529) FB-Morphology-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-07-30 00:00:00 2013-07-08 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 16 - 18; Vertebrae: 31 - 32 Williams, J.T. 1988 Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus <i>Cirripectes</i>. Indo-Pac. Fish. (17):78 p. (Ref. 529) FB-Distribution-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-06-11 00:00:00 2013-07-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Pacific Ocean: Capricorn Group of the Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Kermadec, Cook, Austral and Easter islands; also from the Pitcairn Group. Williams, J.T. 1988 Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus <i>Cirripectes</i>. Indo-Pac. Fish. (17):78 p. (Ref. 529) FB-Uses-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-06-11 00:00:00 2014-02-03 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p. FB-LifeCycle-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-06-11 00:00:00 2014-02-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=4385&StockCode=4580 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Urogenital orifice of male genital papilla located at distal tip or on posterior side of a single slender filament on a fleshy swelling behind anus; elongated testes, length equal to 2-3 times the width (Ref. 529). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2004-04-02 00:00:00 2013-07-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public alboapicalis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Found in coral reefs and rocky reefs (Ref. 529). Herbivore. In Denham bay rocky reefs, mean abundace of 0.10 s.e. 0.10, for 3-minute timed-counts per 5 x 5 m^2 survey from surface to sea floor, 5-25 m deep, in 10 stations (Ref. 88969). Williams, J.T. 1988 Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus <i>Cirripectes</i>. Indo-Pac. Fish. (17):78 p. (Ref. 529) FB-Size-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-06-11 00:00:00 2014-02-03 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 15.5 cm NG (male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467)) Randall, J.E. and A. Cea 2011 Shore fishes of Easter Island. University of Hawai'i Press, 164 p. (Ref. 89467) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-4385 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1991-06-11 00:00:00 2014-02-03 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4385 reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 529) Williams, J.T. 1988 Revision and phylogenetic relationships of the blenniid fish genus <i>Cirripectes</i>. Indo-Pac. Fish. (17):78 p. (Ref. 529)