Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Subtropical
Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida in USA and Mexico to Brazil; absent from Bahamas and most of the Antilles.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Occurs in rocky and rubble shores with algal mats, reefs and seagrass beds. Found in holes and crevices or amongst coral formations (Ref. 13628). Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 13628).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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): 3.9 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).