Hypleurochilus
aequipinnis
(Günther, 1861)
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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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Oyster blenny |
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Max. size:
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7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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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:
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Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America; range reported to extend to Brazil (Ref. 13628). Eastern Atlantic: not until 1979 was this species found again at the coast of Victoria in Cameroon and at Lom?in Togo (Ref. 5298). Reported from Senegal (Ref. 34514) and São Tom?Island (Ref. 34088).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13 - 14;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 15 – 16
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Biology: |
Occurs in mangroves, pilings and rocky shores, often in silty water. Feeds on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans and pelecypods (Ref. 5521). 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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