Galapagos triplefin blenny (Lepidonectes corallicola) fish species and information / pictures of Galapagos triplefin blenny - Lepidonectes corallicola

Galapagos triplefin blenny (Lepidonectes corallicola) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lepidonectes corallicola

Common Name
Galapagos triplefin blenny

Biology
Lives in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and walls (Ref. 5227). Males occupy territories of less than 50 cm diameter, on vertical or overhanging rock faces, from November through February. Females leave the territory after spawning, but the male continues to court and to spawn with other females in his territory while guarding the previously spawned egg masses from predators like wrasses and gobies (Ref. 28023).

Classification

Classified By

Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Threefin blennies (Tripterygiidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Pacific

Distribution

Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

12 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 12 m (Ref. 5227)

Trophic Level

2.64 s.e. 0.24 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

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.9 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (17 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2)