Patagonian blennie (Eleginops maclovinus)

Scientific name: Eleginops maclovinus Cuvier, 1830

Patagonian blennie (Eleginops maclovinus)

The Patagonian blennie (Eleginops maclovinus) is a marine fish of the family Eleginopsidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic, Valpara?so, Chile and Patagonian region of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays: 23-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0. Caudal fin emarginate. Body blue brown dorsally and silvery yellow ventrally. First and second dorsal fins grayish, caudal fin brownish, their distal parts yellowish. Anal fin pale brown.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eleginops maclovinus
Family
Eleginopsidae (Patagonian blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
90
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Valpara?so, Chile and Patagonian region of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm

Sources

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

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