Ophioblennius steindachneri
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
BLENNIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Ophioblennius steindachneri |
| Species Authority: |
Jordan & Evermann, 1898 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
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Large-banded blenny, Panamic fanged blenny |
| Spanish |
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Blenia panameña, Borracho mono, Chupa piedra, Quico, Trambollito negro |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
There are two subspecies of Ophioblennius steindachneri: O. s. clippertonensis from Clipperton, and O. s. steindachneri from the remainder of the eastern Pacific (Robertson and Allen 2006). At this time, however, it is not clear if O. s. clippertonensis</I. may represent a distinct species.
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Bessudo, S., Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa, H. & Hastings, P. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B. & Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
This species is widespread in the Eastern Pacific, and is abundant in at least some parts of its range. There are no known major threats to this species, and no current indication of population decline from its collection for the aquarium trade. It is listed as Least Concern.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific, and is found from central Baja California and the northern Gulf of California, Mexico to Peru, and including the Revillagigedo, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo and Galapagos Islands. |
| Countries: |
Native: Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru |
| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southeast
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
This species is considered abundant in many parts of its range. In the 1970s, it was recorded to be one of the 10 most abundant primary reef fishes in the Gulf of California (Thomson et al. 2000). The overall mean abundance for this species in Galapagos Island was 24.4 per 500 m2 (Edgar et al. 2004). However, recorded densities for this species in several studies in Costa Rica is very low (Dominici-Arosemena et al. 2005, Espinoza and Salas 2005).
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This demersal, reef-associated species inhabits shallow rocky reefs exposed to surge. It wedges itself into crevices close to shore in shallow water, darting out to defend its territory (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). It is a diurnal feeder that grazes on algae and sessile invertebrates, using its comb-like incisor teeth to scrape food (Grove and Lavenberg 1997).
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| Systems: |
Marine |
| Major Threat(s): |
There are no major threats known for this species.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
There are no known conservation measures for this species. However, this species' distribution falls partially into a number of Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Pacific region (WDPA 2006).
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