Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies) |
4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; marine; depth range - 20 m |
Western Central Atlantic: USA (Florida) and a separate population in the Gulf of Mexico, off Mexico, |
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Occurs in a wide range of substrates, where photographs show this species mostly on live coral
surfaces of all morphologies, but also common on sponges, gorgonians, and dead hard bottoms; with TP males occupying holes in live corals, dead corals, and sponges (Ref. 125603). Inhabits globose coral heads of Montastrea sp. and sea fans (Ref. 51514). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Reported from Isla Verde, Veracruz (Ref. 126123); from the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 125603). |
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