| Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies), subfamily: Salariinae |
| 5.01 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal, |
| Africa: Ouerrha River, Sebou River basin in Morocco (Ref. 89850). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 34-34. Diagnosis: Salaria atlantica differs from other known species of Salaria by the following combination of characters: head without diagonal rows of black dots on the cheeks running backwards and downwards from the lower edge of the eye as in S. economidisi and S. fluviatilis; number of teeth 13-15 on upper jaw and 14-16 on lower; supra-temporal canal with 3 cephalic pores; pre-opercular canal with 7-9 cephalic pores; circum-orbital canal with 8-9 cephalic pores (Ref. 89850). Supra-ocular tentacle thick and simple; 16-17 branched rays in the anal fin vs. 16-19 in both S. fluviatilis and S. economidisi; short pre-orbital distance; short anterior region (spiny) of the dorsal fin; 34 vertebrae (Ref. 89850).
Description: A small species that rarely reaches 60 mm; maximum body depth is 21.7-24.7% of standard length in males and 19.6-21.1% of standard length in females; the head length is greater than maximum body depth (Ref. 89850). Simple (unbranched) thick supra-ocular tentacle shorter than eye-diameter; conspicuous cephalic pores on sensory canal, especially infra-orbital (Ref. 89850). Supra-temporal canal with 3 cephalic pores; pre-operculo-mandibular canal with 7-9 cephalic pores; orbital canal with 8-9 cephalic pores (Ref. 89850). Teeth: 19-22 on upper jaw and 13-15 on lower jaw (Ref. 89850).
Colouration: Blue cephalic pores and blue blotches in gular region (Ref. 89850). |
| Adults are found in streams with shallow and running waters and stony substrata (Ref. 89850). 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).
The singularity of this species, as one of the two known Atlantic populations within the freshwater representatives of the genus Salaria, and the fact that it is restricted to a single basin, confers to Salaria atlantica the need of effective protection; for this reason it is considered that this species should be included in the IUCN category Endangered (EN), based on IUCN criteria (Ref. 89850). |
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Vulnerable (B1ab(iii))
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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