Blenniella
gibbifrons
(Quoy %26 Gaimard, 1824)
| |
|
Family:
|
Blenniidae
(Combtooth blennies)
|
|
|
Order:
|
Perciformes
(perch-likes)
|
|
Class:
|
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
|
|
In this site name:
|
Hump-headed blenny |
|
Max. size:
|
12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710); 9 cm SL (female) |
|
Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 %26#150; 2 m
|
|
Climate: |
tropical |
|
Importance:
|
fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial |
|
Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
|
Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
|
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Ducie Islands, north to Marcus Island.
|
|
Morphology:
|
Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 13;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 18 - 20;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 20 %26#150; 21. Body with 6-7 irregular bands (Ref. 4404). Dark spot present distally on anterior part of dorsal fin; females with dark spots on vertical fins, males more evenly colored (Ref. 4404).
|
|
Biology: |
Inhabits shallow shore line water of intertidal reef flats from 0.5 to 1.5 m depth where the substrate consists of a thin carpet of algal turf and sand. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).
|
|
Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
|
|
Dangerous:
|
harmless
|
|
Coordinator: |
Williams, Jeffrey T.
|
|
|
