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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Chaenopsis: Greek, chaeno = to yawn + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335). More on author: Robins, Randall.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical, preferred ?
Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman Island, Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbados, Aruba, Curaçao, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 18 - 21;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 31-36;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 33 - 37. Light brown with pale dots and a narrow mid-lateral brown stripe, sometimes broken into blotches; faint bars on body; small black spot at front of dorsal fin; mature males with more yellow on head, gill membranes black; branchiostegal rays blue (Ref. 13442).
Occurs in groups, one to a hole, in limestone or coral rubble in clear water. Feeds on small crustaceans, worms, and fishes (Ref. 5521).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00182 - 0.01148), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.55 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ().
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .