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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Salariinae
Eponymy: Giorgio Caneva. Vinciguerra wrote: “The careful and patient research of a young friend of mine, Mr. Giorgio Caneva, put me in mind, last summer, to examine an overwhelming quantity of Blennius…” (Translation). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 5981). Subtropical; 46°N - 33°N, 15°W - 36°E

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Northeast Atlantic: off southern Portugal and in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5981)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 16.

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Adults prefer steep rocky walls. They feed on small invertebrates especially crustaceans; also feed predominantly on algae (Ref. 5981). Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205), and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal (Ref. 94114). Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters (Ref. 94114).

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Oviparous, distinct pairing (Ref. 205). Males guard the eggs in the hole spawned by several females (Ref. 5981).

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Zander, C.D., 1986. Blenniidae. p. 1096-1112. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, volume 3. UNESCO, Paris. (Ref. 5981)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 March 2014

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 17.5 - 20.1, mean 18.9 °C (based on 334 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00356 - 0.01695), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.1 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.

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).

Microlipophrys canevae (Vinciguerra, 1880)