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Adelotremus leptus Smith-Vaniz & Rose, 2012

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies) > Blenniinae
Etymology: Adelotremus: Name from Greek 'adelos' meaning concealed and 'trema' for hole, referring to the discovery of this fish hiding in a calcareous polychaete tube.;  leptus: Name from Greek 'leptos' for thin or slender; referring to the slender body of this species..

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Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 89959). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Egypt.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 32. This species is distinguished by the following: D IX, 19; gill opening extending ventrally to opposite 5th or 6th dorsalmost pectoral-fin ray; 32 total vertebrae (Ref. 89959); cirri associated with most of (probably all) the dentary pores and several of the preopercular pores (Ref. 117352).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The species' slender body is well-suited for using as shelter abandoned calcareous polychaete tube, especially if protective cover is scarce. The type locality is mostly sand, broken shells and rubble with occasional seagrass beds (Ref. 89959). This species was also found to occupy empty shells of scaphopod mollusc Dentalium (Ref. 117352).

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Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and J.M. Rose, 2012. Adelotremus leptus, a new genus and species of sabertooth blenny from the Red Sea (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini). Zootaxa 3249:39-46. (Ref. 89959)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 11 April 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00258 - 0.01228), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 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).