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Tripterygiidae (Triplefin blennies) > Tripterygiinae
Etymology: Acanthanectes: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335); rufus: Greek, acanthos = "spine" or "thorn" + Greek, nectes = "swimmer"; refers to the lateral branching spines of the dorsal fin elements; "rufus" = adjectival and is given for the species' reddish color (Ref. 35802).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 15 - 25 m (Ref. 27223). Subtropical; 23°S - 37°S, 22°E - 36°E (Ref. 56260)
Southeast Atlantic: Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 35802)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 18 - 19; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 10; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 21 - 22; Wirbelzahl: 35 - 36.
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 | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Fricke, R., 1997. Tripterygiid fishes of the western and central Pacific, with descriptions of 15 new species, including an annotated checklist of world Tripterygiidae (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 29:1-607. (Ref. 27223)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21 - 22.4, mean 21.7 °C (based on 4 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00258 - 0.01228), b=3.08 (2.89 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).