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Blenniiformes (Blennies) >
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: Miguel Castro was an Ecuadorian naturalist resident on the Galapagos Islands. He became (1960) the first conservation officer at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 23 m (Ref. 5227), usually 6 - 12 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 11482)
Lives in empty barnacle shells. Often perches in the opening with only the head protruding. Seldom seen in the open. Darts out to nab bits of floating food (Ref. 5227). Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Eggs are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter and are brooded by the male parent (Ref. 56066).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Males guard the eggs until they hatch (Ref. 56066). Also Ref. 101194.
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 23.5 - 25.6, mean 23.8 °C (based on 20 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00224 - 0.01232), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 172 [84, 323] mg/100g; Iron = 0.903 [0.516, 1.590] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [17, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.054, 0.200] g/100g; Selenium = 19.9 [8.7, 46.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 337 [106, 1,109] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.18 [1.38, 3.25] mg/100g (wet weight);
