Channel Islands clingfish (Rimicola cabrilloi) fish species and information / pictures of Channel Islands clingfish - Rimicola cabrilloi

Channel Islands clingfish (Rimicola cabrilloi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Rimicola cabrilloi

Common Name
Channel Islands clingfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8. Males have one or 2 pairs of large canine teeth in the lower jaw and urogenital papilla with a long, narrow tip. The females have narrow, pointed incisors at the front of the lower jaw; no developed canines; and short urogenital papilla that is less than one third the length of that in males (Ref. 43129).

Classification

Classified By

Briggs, 2002

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Clingfishes (Gobiesociformes)

Family

Clingfishes and singleslits (Gobiesocidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Santa Barbara Islands, California.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal

Trophic Level

3.15 s.e. 0.50 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

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

3.3 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated