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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Acanthemblemaria: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, emblema, -atos, anything that is nailed, knocked in; also anything with bass or high relief (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Miguel Castro was an Ecuadorian naturalist resident on the Galapagos Islands. He became (1960) the first conservation officer at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 1 - 23 m (Ref. 5227), usually 6 - 12 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 11482)
Lives in empty barnacle shells. Often perches in the opening with only the head protruding. Seldom seen in the open. Darts out to nab bits of floating food (Ref. 5227). Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Eggs are attached to the walls of the parent's shelter and are brooded by the male parent (Ref. 56066).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Males guard the eggs until they hatch (Ref. 56066).
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.5 - 25.6, mean 23.8 °C (based on 20 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00219 - 0.01260), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 172 [84, 323] mg/100g; Iron = 0.903 [0.516, 1.590] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [17, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.054, 0.200] g/100g; Selenium = 19.9 [8.7, 46.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 337 [106, 1,109] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.18 [1.38, 3.25] mg/100g (wet weight);
