Lepidonectes corallicola
Galapagos triplefin blenny
Distribution
Localised
Description
Males dark with obscure banding on body, a covering of red blotches, and first dorsal fin solid black with two yellow spots. Females lighter with obscure bands and a covering of brighter red spots and dashes. Juveniles white with a dark reed stripe from snout, through eye to tail base, and a row of spots along base of dorsal fin.
Information
Max Size: 9 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.4-27.2°C
Depth: 1-15m
Habitat Generalization Index: 13.77
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Widespread (63.6% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (5 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields