>
Blenniiformes (Blennies) >
Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: smithvanizi: Named in honor of William F. Smith-Vaniz in recognition of his many contributions to our knowledge of the taxonomy of marine shorefishes and for collecting and photographing representatives of the new species at St. Croix (Ref. 50108).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 6 m (Ref. 50108). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico (Ref. 51183), Navassa Island, St. Croix, St. Barthelemy, and Dominica.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 50108)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 19 - 20; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 7 - 8; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 16; Vertèbres: 31 - 33.
Found only around islands (Ref. 51183).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Wiliams, J.T. and J.H. Mounts, 2003. Descriptions of six new Caribbean fish species in the genus Starksia (Labrisomidae). aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 6(4):145-164. (Ref. 50108)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Outils
Articles particuliers
Télécharger en XML
Sources Internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.4 - 28.1, mean 27.8 °C (based on 136 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).