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Chaenopsidae (Pike-, tube- and flagblennies)
Etymology: Coralliozetus: Greek, korallion = coral + Greek, ketos = a marine monster, whale (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 4 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 32°N - 17°N, 115°W - 94°W
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Acapulco, Mexico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
Adults inhabit empty barnacle shells on rocky reefs (Ref. 11482). Feed on zooplankton (Ref. 11482). Eggs are deposited in vacant barnacle tests and are defended by the male parent (Ref. 85398).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eggs are deposited in vacant barnacle tests and are defended by the male parent (Ref. 85398). Also Ref. 101194.
Hastings, P.A., 1995. Chaenopsidae. Trambollos, alargados, trambollos tubícolos. p. 996-999. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9285)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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