Tubícola gusano (Stathmonotus sinuscalifornici) N omb res comu n es: Gulf worm blenny (Inglés) Si n ón i mos: Parastathmonotus sinuscalifornici ¿Tienes alguna duda, sugerencia o corrección acerca de este taxón? Envíanosla y con gusto la atenderemos. Foto: (c) Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system. www.stri.org/sftep, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA) Ver todas las fotos etiquetadas con Stathmonotus sinuscalifornici en Banco de Imagénes » Descripción de EOL Ver en EOL (inglés) → Description 1 Common names: worm-blenny (English), trambollo-gusano (Espanol), tubícola (Espanol) Stathmonotus sinuscalifornici (Chabanaud, 1942) Gulf worm-blenny, Cortez worm-blenny, California worm-blenny Elongate, worm-like body; short, bluntly pointed head with large oblique mouth; head swollen and mouth longer in males; rear edge of preopercle covered with skin; no cirrus on front nostril, flaplike cirrus over eye, no cirri on nape; dorsal fin XXXX-XXXXVI, 0; anal rays II, 22-26; pectoral rays 7-9. Color highly variable, white, green, yellow, brown, or black, usually with series of white bars on dorsal fin; green or yellow variety often with one or more longitudinal rows of black spots on side. Maximum size, 6.5 cm. Habitat: occurs in weedy areas along rocky shores. Depth: 0-5 m. Southern Baja to the central Gulf of California. Range description 2,3 This species is endemic to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, and is found from southern Baja California to the central Gulf of California, Mexico. Size 1 Length max (cm): 6.5 (S) Size 4 Maximum size: 65 mm NG I dnature guides 5 Identification key for shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific Habitat and ecology 2,3 Hab i tat an d Ecol ogy This demersal species inhabits rocky coasts and tidepools with abundant macroalgae in shallow waters to 5 m. Systems Marine Feeding 1 Feeding Group: Carnivore Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs), mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves Reproduction 1 Egg Type: Benthic, Pelagic larva Iucn red list assessment 2,3 R ed Li st Category LC Least Concern R ed Li st Cri teri a Versi on 3.1 Year Assessed 2010 Assessor/s Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa, H. & Hastings, P. R evi ewer/s Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M. Con tri b u tor/s De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. & Livingston, F. Ju sti fi cati on This species is widespread in the Gulf of California and prefers shallow-water habitat abundant with macro-algae. No major threats to this species are currently known. It is listed as Least Concern. Conservation status 1 IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed CITES: Not listed Population 2,3 Pop u l ati on There is no population information available for this species. Pop u l ati on Tren d Unknown Threats 2,3 M aj or Th reats There are no known major threats impacting this species and no reported significant population declines. Conservation actions 2,3 Con servati on Acti on s This species is recorded from several marine protected areas (WDPA 2006), including Bahia de Loreto National Park, Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto, and Cabo Pulmo National Park. References 1. © Shorefishes of the tropical eastern Pacific online information system. www.stri.org/sftep, some rights reserved 2. Dominici-Arosemena, A., Espinosa, H. & Hastings, P. 2010. Stathmonotus sinuscalifornici . In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org> 3. © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved 4. © FishWise Professional, some rights reserved 5. © Discover Life and original sources, some rights reserved