Lythrypnus
crocodilus
(Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928)
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Family:
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Gobiidae
(Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Mahogany goby |
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Max. size:
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 – 18 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
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Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and south through the Lesser Antilles to Tobago. Also Belize, Honduras and Providencia Island off Nicaragua.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 7 - 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8 - 9;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 7 – 8. Dark bands lacking a pale central area; width of pale bands equal to or greater than width of dark bands; color pattern on cheeks usually consisting of two bars or spots arranged in bars under the eye, spaces between posteriormost bar and preopercular margin usually lacking spots; pectoral fin base with a single spot, usually located on central or lower portion of base, often extending anteriorly toward opercular membrane; pectoral fin rays modally 15 (Ref. 34188).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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