Bluethroat pikeblenny (Chaenopsis ocellata) fish species and information / pictures of Bluethroat pikeblenny - Chaenopsis ocellata

Bluethroat pikeblenny (Chaenopsis ocellata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Chaenopsis ocellata

Common Name
Bluethroat pikeblenny

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 34. Snout V shaped when viewed from above. Head dark with blue gill membranes.

Classification

Classified By
Poey, 1865
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Pike-, tube- and flagblennies (Chaenopsidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Cuba.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
5 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 5 m (Ref. 9710)
Trophic Level
3.71 s.e. 0.52 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
12.5 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated