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Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Axoclinus: Greek, axis = axis + Greek, klinein = sloping and bed, due to the four apophyses of sphenoid bone.
Eponymy: Louise ‘Lulu’ Miriam Vanderbilt née Parsons (1912–2013) was the first wife of the yachtsman and explorer George Washington Vanderbilt III who financed and led the expedition that collected the holotype. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
Adults are common in shallow rocky areas. They feed on tiny invertebrates and algae (Ref. 11482). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
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): 24.3 - 29.1, mean 27.9 °C (based on 157 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00288 - 0.01322), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.25 se; based on food items.
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 = 2320 [692, 18,506] mg/100g; Iron = 7.29 [2.00, 24.49] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [14.9, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.123 [0.017, 0.949] g/100g; Selenium = 136 [13, 1,056] μg/100g; VitaminA = 5.17 [0.32, 79.65] μg/100g; Zinc = 10.7 [3.6, 25.0] mg/100g (wet weight);
