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Classification / Names
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Etymology: Tomicodon: Greek, tomikos, -e, -on = that is useful for cutting (Ref. 45335); rupestris: From the Latin rupestris, meaning rocky or of rocks, presumably referring to the rocky surge-zone habitat of this species (Ref. 50106).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 3 m (Ref. 50106). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Grand Cayman, Belize, Honduras, and San Andrés Island, Colombia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 50106)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 7 - 10; Raggi anali molli: 6 - 9; Vertebre: 30 - 33.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Collected from rocky shallow surge zones (Ref. 50106).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Williams, J.T. and J.C. Tyler, 2003. Revision of the western Atlantic clingfishes of the genus Tomicodon (Gobiesocidae), with descriptions of five new species. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 621:1-26. (Ref. 50106)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.5 (based on 427 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00250 - 0.01521), b=3.15 (2.94 - 3.36), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).