Lupinoblennius nicholsi
Highfin Blenny
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Blenniidae (Combtooth Blennies)
Lupinoblennius
Lupinoblennius nicholsi (Highfin Blenny)
Description
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Characters
Cirrus on eye; gill slits continuous across isthmus; discontinuous and incomplete lateral line; snout moderately acute; dorsal profile of head strongly oblique; lips not conspicuous and lack free dorsal margin across symphyses; anterior naris a short, slender tube with small, triangular terminal flap; posterior naris a moderately large pore with raised margin; cirrus on dorsal surface of eye flat, slender, and lanceolate; jaw teeth bluntly pointed with posterior canine in both jaws in males and in lower jaw in females; vomer lacks teeth; gill membranes free of isthmus; measurements (% SL): head length 27%–31.3%, body depth at pelvic fin insertion 25.6%–27%, caudal peduncle depth 8.5%–8.9%; (% HL): snout length 14.3%–20%, eye diameter about 25%; pectoral fin has 13 rays; dorsal fin has 12 or 13 spines and 13 or 15 (usually 15) rays; pelvic fin has 1 spine and 4 rays; anal fin has 2 spines and 15 to 17 (usually 16 or 17) rays; caudal fin broadly rounded with 13 segmented rays; anterior portion of lateral line extends from upper opercular angle to sixth to eleventh dorsal fin spine; mid-lateral portion originates over anal fin and consists of separate pores; a single pore on head between dorsal fin and lateral line
Olivaceous green in life; two dark stripes from eye to mouth and from eye to gular region; males dark with 8 to 12 light oblique lines on side; males and juveniles light with fine whitish reticulations on dorsal and lateral surfaces
Distribution
Southeastern Florida and southern and southwestern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Shallow water
Biology
44 mm SL
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).
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters). Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-01-18. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Fowler 1954 (as Semablennius gallowayi)
Dawson 1970 (as Blennius nicholsi)
Schaldach et al. 1997
Smith 1997
Castro-Aguirre 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.
UNESCO (2002) An ecological assessment of Ulugan Bay, Palawan, Philippines. CSI info No. 12, UNESCO, Paris, 46 p.
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