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Blenniiformes (Blennies) >
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Emblemaria: Latin, emblema = insertion, inlaid work, raised ornament (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Evermann & Marsh.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 12 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 32°N - 4°N, 100°W - 59°W
Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and northern Gulf of Mexico (Florida and Texas, USA) to northern South America.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 51458)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 21; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 23 - 24. Female light tan with scattered small pale spots and dark flecks; dorsal fin with diagonal broken dark lines anteriorly; males darker in general, especially the outer half of the spinous portion of the dorsal fin (Ref. 13442). Palatine teeth 10-12 (Ref. 47837).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits areas with clear water, from rocky shores to coral reefs. Often lives in empty worm holes, coral rubble, or edges of channels where holes are available. Shy, leaves hole only for brief periods (Ref. 9710).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 25.5 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 645 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 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 178 [87, 341] mg/100g; Iron = 0.909 [0.512, 1.616] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [17, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.0989 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 17.3 [7.6, 41.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 347 [106, 1,162] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.21 [1.39, 3.31] mg/100g (wet weight);