Dwarf spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria paula) fish species and information / pictures of Dwarf spinyhead blenny - Acanthemblemaria paula

Dwarf spinyhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria paula) fish species information

Scientific Name
Acanthemblemaria paula

Common Name
Dwarf spinyhead blenny

Biology
Lives in burrows made by invertebrates (usually those of sipunculids) in dead corals in shallow water (51564).

Classification

Classified By
Johnson & Brothers, 1989
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Pike-, tube- and flagblennies (Chaenopsidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Atlantic
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Belize.
Range
18°N - 15°N, 90°W - 86°W

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
2 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 13293)
Trophic Level
3.04 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
1.8 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated