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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Chaenopsis: Greek, chaeno = to yawn + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); celeste: Named for the daughter of the author.
Eponymy: Celeste (b: 2014) is the daughter of the author, Colombian biologist José Tavera, and his “main source of inspiration.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 3 - 5 m (Ref. 124576). Tropical
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL (female)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 17; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 36 - 38; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 35 - 38. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XVII,36-38; A II,35-38; pectoral rays 13. Colouration when alive almond to beige flanks with two white stripes, one on the base of the dorsal fin and the other running along the middle portion of the body; nine dark brown blotches present alongside, that just come into contact with the base of the dorsal fin; yellowish translucent dorsal with the last 23-24 rays orangish, anal and caudal fins with white margins; numerous brown big spots scattered over the head, distinct on the cheek and one behind the eye; eyes dark with a very prominent orange to reddish mark on the underside; females with a diagonal evident brown ocellus with cream margins on the dorsal fin starting after the third spine backwards to the fifth; branchiostegal membranes iridescent (azure) blue with black (Ref. 124576).
Cross section: oval.
Occurs on sandy bottoms with small rocks. Inhabits crevices and polychaete tubes where it hides with only its head visible, protruding completely when threaten or foraging. Collected by hand nets during low tide at 3-5 meters (Ref. 124576).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Tavera, J., 2021. A new species of pikeblenny (Blenniiformes: Chaenopsidae: Chaenopsis) from the tropical eastern Pacific and a key to all species. J. Fish Biol. 2021. (Ref. 124576)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [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): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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