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🌿 Brackish Least Concern 🌡️ Subtropical

Kappie blenny

Omobranchus woodi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Max Length
8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.6
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit estuaries. Oviparous. Eggs are demersal and adhesive , and are attached to the substrate via a filamentous, adhesive pad or pedestal . Larvae are planktonic, often found in shallow, coastal waters .

Scientific Name
Omobranchus woodi
Authority
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908
Habitat
Brackish
Climate
Subtropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
8 cm
Trophic Level
2.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
21.00/100

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 21; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22. Body with irregular dusky bands anteriorly; dark marks behind eye .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Kappie blenny is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous

Oviparous, distinct pairing .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Brackish; demersal. Subtropical Southeast Atlantic: Natal to Swartvlei.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.6±0.1

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01047 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
8cm
Dorsal Spines
12
Dorsal Rays
20
Anal Spines
2
Anal Rays
21

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
21.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.6
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

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