Neoclinus uninotatus
Onespot Fringehead
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Chaenopsidae (Tube Blennies)
Neoclinus
Neoclinus uninotatus (Onespot Fringehead)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Bodega Bay in northern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 3-27 m.
Biology
Usually occurs on bottom along coast and in bays. Lives inside objects, including bottles, cans, and tires.
Max length: 25.0 cm TL; max age: 7 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; guarders (nesters). Females lay eggs in abandoned boring clam holes, under rocks, in beer containers, and other containers. Males guard the eggs until they hatch (Ref. 43439).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2009-02-04. Resilience: Medium (tm=1; tmax=7; Fec = 600).
References
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann (1983) A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p.
Fitch, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg (1975) Tidepool and nearshore fishes of California. California Natural History Guides:38. University of California Press, Berkelley and Los Angeles, California. 156 p.
Love, R.M. (1991) Probably more than you want to know about the fishes of the Pacific coast. Really Big Press, Santa Barbara, California, USA, 215 p.
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