Yellowface pikeblenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi) fish species and information / pictures of Yellowface pikeblenny - Chaenopsis limbaughi

Yellowface pikeblenny (Chaenopsis limbaughi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaenopsis limbaughi

Common Name
Yellowface pikeblenny

Biology
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).

Classification

Classified By
Robins & Randall, 1965
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: Florida (USA), Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman Island, Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbados, Aruba, Cura?ao, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
5 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.68 s.e. 0.55 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
8.5 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

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