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Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (Günther, 1861)

Oyster blenny
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Puerto Rico country information

Common names: Oyster blenny
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 26938.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Martin, F.D. and J.W. Patus, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

West African speckled blenny, 等鳍侧唇鳚, Westafrikanischer Gefleckter Schleimfisch, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Etymology: Hypleurochilus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, pleura = in the side of + Greek, cheilos = lip.
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina.   Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America; range reported to extend to Brazil (Ref. 13628). Eastern Atlantic: not until 1979 was this species found again at the coast of Victoria in Cameroon and at Lomé in Togo (Ref. 5298). Reported from Senegal (Ref. 34514) and São Tomé Island (Ref. 34088).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 14; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 15 - 16.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Adults occur in mangroves, pilings and rocky shores, often in silty water. They feed on crustaceans, hydroids, bryozoans and pelecypods (Ref. 5521). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaboratori

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)


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