Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife. Tropical; 27°N -
Western Central Atlantic: The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Antilles south to Venezuela and Colombia (Ref. 092840).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 12; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 10. Distinguished by having the following characteristics: dark brown body with nine, bright blue, thin, vertical lines; presence of rostral frenum (Ref. 92840).
Inhabits shallow areas with clear water and coral formations (Ref. 13628), often in close association with the sea urchin Echinometra lucunter. Possesses a ventral sucking disk which allows it to adhere to the rock beneath the test of an urchin with only the head showing among the spines of urchins. When disturbed they retreat farther beneath the urchin, and if the urchin is removed it rapidly darts beneath the test of a neighboring one. Feeds mainly on the tube feet of sea urchins (Ref. 33548)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.7 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 600 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 383 [168, 1,323] mg/100g; Iron = 1.93 [0.82, 4.27] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.17 [0.05, 0.54] g/100g; Selenium = 40.1 [11.9, 113.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 90.2 [17.0, 456.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 4.8 [2.6, 8.0] mg/100g (wet weight);
