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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Acanthemblemaria: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, emblema, -atos, anything that is nailed, knocked in; also anything with bass or high relief (Ref. 45335); aceroi: Named for Arturo Acero Pizarro, in recognition of his contributions to ichthyology including the systematics of chaenopsid blennies (Ref. 123111).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Colombia and Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123111)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 21 - 23; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 21 - 25; Vertebrae: 41 - 42. This species can be distinguished from other Atlantic members of the genus by its stout body, relatively short, rounded head spines, simple usually unbranched supraorbital cirrus, and prominent red to orange iris with a narrow and bright blue inner ring (Ref. 123111).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Hastings, P.A., R.I. Eytan and A.P. Summers, 2020. Acanthemblemaria aceroi, a new species of tube blenny from the Caribbean coast of South America with notes on Acanthemblemaria johnsoni (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae). Zootaxa 4816(2):209-216. (Ref. 123111)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
