Hypleurochilus geminatus (Wood 1825)

Hypleurochilus geminatus és una espècie de peix de la família dels blènnids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.

Morfologia

• Els mascles poden assolir 10 cm de longitud total.^[3][4]

Reproducció

És ovípar.^[5]

Hàbitat

És un peix marí de clima subtropical.^[3]

Distribució geogràfica

Es troba des de Carolina del Nord fins a Texas, incloent-hi el sud de Florida.^{[3][6][7][8][4][9][10] [11]}

Referències

Bibliografia

Hypleurochilus geminatus, the crested blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western Atlantic ocean. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.^[2]

Location

Hypleurochilus geminatusis found along the coastal waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico on up to the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean, from Cuba north to New Jersey. The crested blenny is sometimes reef associated in the subtropical climates. They live on hard bottoms such as oyster reefs and rock areas in estuaries.^[3]

Morphology

Hypleurochilus geminatus has a morphology consistent with most Blenniids. It is a small, slender fish with eyes on top of its head and a ventral mouth with a non protractile upper jaw. It also has an elongated body that is laterally compressed with long anal and dorsal fins with spines that are often flexible. The body and fins are dark brown with spots of marbling. The female has square dark blotches and a lighter body. Breeding males develop a brightly colored chin and throat. The crested blenny also has fleshy tabs on its forehead that are called cirri. These cirri are long in males and short in females. They can also have enlarged canine teeth present on both sides of one or both jaws. The crested blenny also lacks scales. Crested blennies use their fine and flexible teeth to pick invertebrates from the substrate.^[4]

Reproduction

Hypleurochilus geminatus is oviparous and experience district pairing. Their eggs are demersal and adhesive and attach to the substrate with filamentous adhesive pads or pedestals. The larvae are planktonic and are often found in shallow, coastal waters.^[4]

Conservation

There are no known conservation measures in place for this species and the IUCN classify it as Least Concern.^[1]

References

Hypleurochilus geminatus es una especie de pez de la familia Blenniidae en el orden de los Perciformes.

Morfología

• Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 10 cm de longitud total.^[1]​^[2]​

Reproducción

Es ovíparo.

Hábitat

Es un pez de mar y de clima subtropical.

Distribución geográfica

Se encuentra desde Carolina del Norte hasta Texas, incluyendo el sur de Florida.

Referencias

Bibliografía

• Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
• Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos, 1997.
• Hoese, D.F. 1986:. A M.M. Smith y P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlín, Alemania.
• Maugé, L.A. 1986. A J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse y D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB Bruselas; MRAC, Tervuren, Flandes; y ORSTOM, París, Francia. Vol. 2.
• Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a. edición, Upper Saddle River, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
• Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3a. edición. Nueva York, Estados Unidos: John Wiley and Sons. Año 1994.
• Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a. edición, Londres: Macdonald. Año 1985.

Hypleurochilus geminatus Hypleurochilus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Blenniidae familian.

Banaketa

Erreferentziak

• FishBase.org

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• Hypleurochilus
• Blenniidae

Hypleurochilus geminatus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van naakte slijmvissen (Blenniidae).^[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1825 door Wood.