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Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: Xenomedea: Greek, xenos = strange + Greek, medea, mezea = female genital organs or may be related to Medea, the mythological figure (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Rosenblatt & Taylor.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 8 m (Ref. 11482). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
Relatively common on rocky, weed covered reefs from tide pools to 8 m depth. Feeds on invertebrates (Ref. 11482).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19 - 28.7, mean 25.2 °C (based on 231 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00196 - 0.01224), b=3.09 (2.87 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 170 [81, 294] mg/100g; Iron = 0.788 [0.430, 1.383] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [17.0, 19.3] %; Omega3 = 0.095 [0.049, 0.181] g/100g; Selenium = 17.3 [7.0, 40.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 224 [67, 761] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.42 [1.53, 3.56] mg/100g (wet weight);