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Etymology: Chriolepis: Greek, chrio, chroa, to touch, to rub + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 20 m (Ref. 11482). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: first dorsal fin with VII spines; lack scales on the head and anterior section of body; have modified basicaudal scales on the caudal peduncle; have completely separate pelvic fins; light to dark brown body color with darker bars on sides (Ref. 92840).
Inhabits sandy areas with rock or algae cover (Ref. 92840).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tornabene, L., J.L. Van Tassel, D.R. Robertson and C.C. Baldwin, 2016. Molecular phylogeny, analysis of discrete character evolution, and submersible collections facilitate a new classification for a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini: Nes subgroup), with descriptions of nine new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 177(4):764-812. (Ref. 113825)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.3 - 28, mean 25.1 °C (based on 140 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00503 - 0.01732), b=3.14 (2.98 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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 = 201 [90, 427] mg/100g; Iron = 0.954 [0.476, 1.892] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.9, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.0954 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 24.2 [10.4, 58.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 128 [33, 467] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.51 [1.59, 3.82] mg/100g (wet weight);
