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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Onespot fringehead

Neoclinus uninotatus Hubbs, 1953
Max Length
25 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
7 yrs
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
3–27 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Usually occurs on bottom along coast and in bays. Lives inside objects, including bottles, cans, and tires.

Scientific Name
Neoclinus uninotatus
Authority
Hubbs, 1953
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Subtropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
25 cm
Lifespan
7 years
Depth Range
3–27 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Onespot fringehead is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Onespot fringehead is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
8.9cm TL

Females lay eggs in abandoned boring clam holes, under rocks, in beer containers, and other containers. Males guard the eggs until they hatch .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 27 m . Subtropical; 39°N - 27°N, 124°W - 114°W

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00525 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
25cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Hubbs, 1953

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English One-Spot Fringehead · onespot fringehead
🇵🇹Portuguese Tubícula-do-Pacífico
🇪🇸Spanish tubícola mancha singular

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .

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