Blenniella
interrupta
(Bleeker, 1857)
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Family:
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Blenniidae
(Combtooth blennies)
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Dashed-line blenny |
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Max. size:
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6.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9962); 5.1 cm SL (female) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 %26#150; 1 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Western Pacific: Taiwan to Indonesia and Efate, New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 14;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 18 - 21;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 19 %26#150; 22;
Vertebrae: 37 %26#150; 40. Resembles B. caudolineata, but the head crest of males is more ridgelike than flap-like, all of the pinstripes of females are broken into dashed lines, and doesn't get as large (Ref. 37816).
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Biology: |
Inhabit near-shore rocky areas, including tide pools and at depths usually less than 1 meter (Ref. 9962). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Williams, Jeffrey T.
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