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Etymology: Pinnichthys: Name formed Latin 'pinna' (feminine; fin) and 'ichthys' (Latinized form of the Greek acronym ichthus; fish); referring to the high number of fin rays in the second dorsal fin and anal fin of all species in the genus; aimoriensis: Species name is an adjective formed from the proper noun 'Aimores', an indigenous warrior people from Espirito Santo, Bahia, and Minas Gerais in Brazil (Ref. 113825).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 70 - 164 m (Ref. 129296). Tropical
Western Atlantic: Brazil, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 113825); 2.9 cm SL (female)
Found on the seafloor near the Peroa natural gas platform, with rhodoliths and other calcareous substrate (Ref. 113825). Also found in a moderately steep slope with short rock ledges, small caves and crevices. Collected on a fine sand and Halimeda rubble substrate in close proximity to an Ircinia sp. sponge and several ca. 1 m diameter boulders covered with encrusting algae and sponges (Ref. 129296). Mininum depth and maximum size for male from Ref. 113825. Maximum depth and maximum size for female from Ref. 129296.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene, 2023. Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), 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
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).
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