Sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) fish species and information / pictures of Sarcastic fringehead - Neoclinus blanchardi

Sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Neoclinus blanchardi

Common Name
Sarcastic fringehead

Biology
Usually occurs on exposed coast, on sand or hard mud bottom below low tide, rarer in bays. Usually found inside objects, especially mollusk shells, clam burrows and bottles. Demersal spawners in nearshore habitats (Ref. 56049). Female deposits eggs in clam burrows or under rocks, male guards them.

Classification

Classified By
Girard, 1858
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Pike-, tube- and flagblennies (Chaenopsidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Pacific
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico.
Range
38°N -

Environment

Climate
Subtropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
3 m
Depth To - meters
73 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 73 m (Ref. 43439)
Trophic Level
2.19 s.e. 0.15 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
30.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5005 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=6)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated