| Family: |
Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies) |
| Max. size: |
4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range - 10 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Caribbean Sea from Los Roques Venezuela, Lesser Antilles to Puerto Rico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-44; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 24-25. Stathmonotus stahli differs from Stathmonotus tekla in the following: segmented caudal rays 11-13, modally 12 (vs. 10-12, modally 11); dorsal-fin spines 41-45, modally 43 (vs. 39-44, modally 42); and precaudal vertebrae 17-19, modally 18 (vs. 16-19, modally 17) (Ref. 82814). |
| Biology: |
Lives in rubble areas covered by mats of algae and sponges or in beds of finger coral. Generally found in less than 10 m depth (Ref. 13628). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 October 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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