Oyster blenny (Hypleurochilus aequipinnis)

Scientific name: Hypleurochilus aequipinnis G?nther, 1861

Oyster blenny (Hypleurochilus aequipinnis)

The Oyster blenny (Hypleurochilus aequipinnis) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypleurochilus aequipinnis
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and Bahamas to northern South America; range reported to extend to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: not until 1979 was this species found again at the coast of Victoria in Cameroon and at Lom? in Togo. Reported from Senegal and S?o Tom? Island.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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