Japanese snake blenny (Xiphasia matsubarai)

Scientific name: Xiphasia matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952

Japanese snake blenny (Xiphasia matsubarai)

The Japanese snake blenny (Xiphasia matsubarai) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-104; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 97 - 104

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Xiphasia matsubarai
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
0–4960 m (0–16273 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 4960 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa and Ellice Islands, north to Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Southeast Atlantic: False Bay, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=1-4 and Fec=100-1000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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