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Blenniiformes (Blennies) >
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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 23 m (Ref. 5227), usually 6 - 12 m (Ref. 5227). Tropical
Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (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).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous (Ref. 56066). Males guard the eggs until they hatch (Ref. 56066). Also Ref. 101194.
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 23.5 - 25.6, mean 23.8 °C (based on 20 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00224 - 0.01232), b=3.07 (2.86 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (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);
