Venezuelan blenny (Emblemaria diphyodontis) fish species and information / pictures of Venezuelan blenny - Emblemaria diphyodontis

Venezuelan blenny (Emblemaria diphyodontis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Emblemaria diphyodontis

Common Name
Venezuelan blenny

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 22; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24

Classification

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

Distribution

Region
Western Atlantic
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Known only from Cubagua Island off Venezuela.
Range
Unknown

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
3.55 s.e. 0.46 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
7.0 cm
Common Length
6 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