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Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Lepidonectes: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, nektos = swimming (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 12 m (Ref. 11482). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
Adults inhabit rocky shores. They feed on tiny invertebrates and algae (Ref. 11482). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.8 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 123 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.24 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 758 [424, 1,978] mg/100g; Iron = 2.61 [1.37, 4.81] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.3, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.148 [0.066, 0.338] g/100g; Selenium = 52.4 [21.2, 131.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.3 [4.8, 64.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.35 [2.08, 5.11] mg/100g (wet weight);