| Family: |
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies) |
| Max. size: |
3.09 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 31 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 23-25; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 24-27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior one-third of the lower jaw in color, posterior part purple; some large specimens have the supraorbital cirrus deeply branched; a closed wedge of spines on the posterior part of the frontal; 2 rows of interorbital spines, the outer one incomplete, the central row with large spines on a raised ossified ridge; D XXIII-XXV,12-14 (35-38 total dorsal-fin elements; A II,24-27 (Ref. 81029). |
| Biology: |
A small benthic reef fish which is common in shallow water, but also occurs to depths of at least 31 meters (Ref. 81029). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 25 May 2007 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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