Stellar rockskipper (Entomacrodus stellifer)

Scientific name: Entomacrodus stellifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902

Stellar rockskipper (Entomacrodus stellifer)

The Stellar rockskipper (Entomacrodus stellifer) is a marine fish of the family Blenniidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Japan, Okinawa and Saipan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 17 - 19; Vertebrae: 35 - 36

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Entomacrodus stellifer
Family
Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Okinawa and Saipan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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