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Aspidontus dussumieri in Indonesia
Lance blenny

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Aspidontus dussumieri   (Valenciennes, 1836)
Family:	Blenniidae (Combtooth blennies)			picture (Asdus_u4.jpg) by Field, R.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Lance blenny
Max. size:	12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710)
Environment:	reef-associated
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 32°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Knysna, South Africa (Ref. 4404) and east to Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern New South Wales; Palau to eastern Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 9-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28-34; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 25-30. A. dussumieri differs from the A. taeniatus taeniatus by having a nearly terminal mouth and different color pattern, sometimes with elongate ocellus in front of dorsal fin (Ref. 37816). Indonesian populations have long yellow filaments on caudal fin. Recognized by the slender body and single dark mid-lateral stripe from the tip of the snout to the caudal fin (Ref. 48636).
Biology:	Common in coral reefs and rocky areas (Ref. 559, 637). Feed on algae and detritus. Generally a shy species that quickly retreats to its hiding holes, usually empty tube-worm homes, retreating backwards (Ref. 48636). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are demersal and adhesive (Ref. 205)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Williams, Jeffrey T.
Main Ref:	Myers, R.F.. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
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Indonesia country information
Common names:	Lance blenny		Ref:  Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Flores. Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands and Bali; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sulawesi (Ref. 47567). Also Ref. 48636.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/id.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Kuiter, R.H., 1992
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