Blennodon
dorsale
(Clarke, 1879)
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Family:
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Tripterygiidae
(Threefin blennies)
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Google Image (not verified) http://www.ccfishery.net
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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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Giant triplefin |
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Max. size:
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15.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 13227) |
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Environment: |
demersal; non-migratory; marine; depth range 0 %26#150; 8 m
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Climate: |
temperate |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
www.ccfishery.net
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Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 21 - 24;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12 - 13;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 24 %26#150; 26. Pale to dark greyish-green in color, breaking up into four broad saddles on the body with pale green and white between. Belly white. Fins dark mottled olive-green. Distinguished from other triplefins by its large size and rounded bulbous head, the lateral line which is continuous to the caudal peduncle and rows of large recurved teeth in the jaws.
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Biology: |
Prefers exposed reefs and deeper pools. Also found in rock pools (Ref. 9003). The largest known triplefin species and the only fish predator in the family (Ref. 13227).
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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: |
Fricke, Ronald
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