Hypleurochilus bermudensis
Barred Blenny
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Blenniidae (Combtooth Blennies)
Hypleurochilus
Hypleurochilus bermudensis (Barred Blenny)
Description
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Characters
Branched cirrus on eye, restricted gill slit, pair of canine teeth in both jaws; anterior profile of head steep and rounded; upper lip with free dorsal margin discontinuous over center of jaw; lower lip with fleshy lobe extending from corner of mouth to about half of jaw length; anterior naris with long flap bearing one to three cirri; jaw teeth elongate, closely packed, and bluntly rounded; vomer lacks teeth; gill membranes broadly joined to isthmus; measurements (% SL): head length 26.7%–31.7%, snout length 9%–11.4%, eye diameter 6.1%–7.3%, interorbital width 2.9%–4%, length of gill opening 11.5%–14.8%, body depth at pelvic insertion 25.5%–26.5%, caudal peduncle depth 7.8%–9.9%; pectoral fin rays 13 or 14; dorsal fin spines 12, rays 13 (rarely 12 or 14); pelvic fin spine 1, rays 4; anal fin spines 2, rays 15; lateral line disjunct, with biramous pores anteriorly and short canal segments posteriorly
Grayish tan dorsally and laterally with six distinct bars along upper trunk, grayish tan ventrally; caudal fin light tan with small, elongate brown spot on base and three to five dark bands distally
Distribution
Western Atlantic from Florida Keys, Bermuda, Bahamas, and Gulf of Mexico
Dry Tortugas, Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Coral reefs and rocky substrates to about 27 m
Biology
Maximum known size 40 mm SL
Mature males with fleshy rugosities on anal fin spines and first ray
Adults inhabit rocky bottom and coral rubble. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2007-10-18. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Longley and Hildebrand 1941
Randall 1966b
Boschung 1992
Bath 1994
Smith 1997
Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999
Williams 2002e
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
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