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Acanthemblemaria hancocki Hancock's Blenny

Acanthemblemaria hancocki is commonly referred to as Hancock's Blenny. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
289 
AphiaID:
279452 
Scientific:
Acanthemblemaria hancocki 
German:
Hechtschleimfisch 
English:
Hancock's Blenny 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Chaenopsidae (Family) > Acanthemblemaria (Genus) > hancocki (Species) 
Initial determination:
Myers & Reid, 1936 
Occurrence:
El Salvador, Columbia, Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, the Caribbean 
Sea depth:
1 - 5 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 1.57" (1cm - 4,5cm) 
Temperature:
73.76 °F - 86.54 °F (23.2°C - 30.3°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Bosmiden, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Copepods, Cyclops, Daphnia salina, Flakes, Lobster eggs, Mosquito larvae, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
Only for advanced aquarists 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2018-05-22 11:30:01 

Info

This blenny needs small holes or tubes, e.g. empty worm or mollusk tubes to hide in, for its well-being.

If your reef does not have natural crevices or small holes, then you should provide small PCV tubes (available at home improvement stores) as substitute hiding-places.

Place the tubes into the sand or between the rocks.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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