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Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Etymology: Parablennius: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, blennios = mucus (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 3 m (Ref. 9002). Subtropical
Southwest Pacific: New South Wales in Australia, New Zealand, and Kermadec Islands (Ref. 8879).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9002)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Adults inhabit clear coastal reefs, on vertical rock faces with narrow cracks and sea urchins (Ref. 9002). They feed by browsing on copepods, mollusk eggs and hydroids on the bottom (Ref. 26966). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p. (Ref. 9002)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.7 - 23.1, mean 17.7 °C (based on 112 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00430 - 0.01467), b=3.02 (2.86 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 242 [117, 552] mg/100g; Iron = 1.26 [0.64, 2.48] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.7, 19.0] %; Omega3 = 0.206 [0.088, 0.458] g/100g; Selenium = 12.3 [4.9, 31.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 38.5 [10.2, 153.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.64 [1.01, 2.55] mg/100g (wet weight);
