Ridge blenny (Emblemaria culmenis) fish species and information / pictures of Ridge blenny - Emblemaria culmenis

Ridge blenny (Emblemaria culmenis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Emblemaria culmenis

Common Name
Ridge blenny

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal soft rays: 24. Pair of obvious bony ridges on rear half of interorbital region.

Classification

Classified By
Stephens, 1970
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Pike-, tube- and flagblennies (Chaenopsidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Central Atlantic
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: known only from the holotype taken off Venezuela.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
64 m
Depth To - meters
64 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 64 - 64 m (Ref. 26282)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.45 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
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
5.1 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

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