Tattoo-chin rockskipper (Entomacrodus niuafoouensis) fish species and information / pictures of Tattoo-chin rockskipper - Entomacrodus niuafoouensis

Tattoo-chin rockskipper (Entomacrodus niuafoouensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Entomacrodus niuafoouensis

Common Name
Tattoo-chin rockskipper

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. Intricate pattern on the chin of this species is distinctive (Ref. 37816).

Classification

Classified By

Fowler, 1932

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Combtooth blennies (Blenniidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Comoros to Easter Island, north to Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to Kermadec and Rapa Islands; Mariana in Micronesia.

Range

30°N - 31°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Trophic Level

2 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.

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

12.0 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 (23 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated