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Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae						
							
							Etymology: Hypleurochilus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, pleura = in the side of + Greek, cheilos = lip.
More on authors: Beebe & Tee-Van.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range					
						Ecology					
				
				
				
					Marine;  reef-associated. Tropical; 33°N -   9°N, 99°W -   64°W				
				
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Western Atlantic:  Bermuda, Bahamas and Florida in USA (including northwestern panhandle).
				
				
			
			
				
					Size / Weight / Age
				
				
				
					Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)				
				 
			
			
						
				
					Short description					
					Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics					
				
				
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Adults inhabit rocky bottom and coral rubble.   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					
					Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae				
				
				
				
				Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).				
				 
			
			 
				
				
				
					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: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Human uses  				
				
				
					Fisheries: of no interest				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 23.7 - 28.2, mean 27.1 °C (based on 569 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00537 - 0.02042), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body  (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trophic level  (Ref. 
69278):  3.2   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives					
											
				
				
										
						Resilience  (Ref. 
120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 125 [71, 204] mg/100g; Iron = 0.852 [0.541, 1.306] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [17.6, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.15 [0.10, 0.23] g/100g; Selenium = 21.9 [13.1, 38.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 133 [47, 370] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.1 [1.5, 2.9] mg/100g (wet weight);