Yellowface pikeblenny
📖 Overview
Occurs in groups, one to a hole, in limestone or coral rubble in clear water. Feeds on small crustaceans, worms, and fishes .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31 - 36; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 33 - 37. Light brown with pale dots and a narrow mid-lateral brown stripe, sometimes broken into blotches; faint bars on body; small black spot at front of dorsal fin; mature males with more yellow on head, gill membranes black; branchiostegal rays blue .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellowface pikeblenny is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Yellowface pikeblenny is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Yellowface pikeblenny is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Grand Cayman Island, Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbados, Aruba, Curaçao, Colombia, and Venezuela.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans, worms, and fishes (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Yellowface pikeblenny is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.4 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 105 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Yellowface pikeblenny has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Yellowface pike-blenny · yellowface pikeblenny |
| 🌍CES | slizounek žlutolící |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Gulhovedet geddeslimfisk |
| 🇫🇷French | Blennie serpentine ocellée · Blennie-serpentine des sables |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Tubícula-serpente |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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