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FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features eye tiny, high plain color tail fin round snout blunt;lips thick, with large flanges pectoral 12 anal fin 45-52 Slender, wormlike, body height 3-9% of standard length; tail (without fin) distinctly longer than body and head, ~61-70% of standard length); head deep; eyes tiny, skin-covered, near top of head; snout blunt and square, lower jaw only a little projecting; lips thick, with fleshy folds, flanges at sides of corner of mouth; gill opening large, not tubular, longer than base of pectoral; pectoral 10-14 (usually 12) rays; dorsal and anal fins confluent with tail fin; dorsal 66-68 elements, origin over rear half of pectoral, spines evenly spaced; anal 45-52 elements; tail fin rounded, short - <3/4 head length; pelvics I, 3 shorter than pectorals; scales well separated; body and head scaly except for snout and lower jaw; scales with 31 radiating ridges. (Preserved fish) uniform olive; tail slightly dusky, other fins clear. Size: 11 cm. Habitat: rocky shores. Depth: 0-10 m. Costa Rica to Panama. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 10 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic worms. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=10; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-85; Eastern limit=-79; Latitudinal range=2; Longitudinal range=6. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Estuary; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 11 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Non Marine. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Birdsong , R. S. , Murdy , E. O. and Pezold, F. L., 1988., A study of the vertebral column and median fin osteology in gobioid fishes with comments on gobioid relationships., Bull. Mar. Sci., 42:174-214. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen II. Vertebrados - Parte 1., FAO2:647-1200. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Meek , S.E. and Hildebrand, S.F., 1928., The marine fishes of Panama. Part III., Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser. Publ., XV:709-1045. Reid, E.D., 1936., Revision of the fishes of the family Microdesmidae, with descriptions of a new species., Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 84(3002):55-72. Thacker, C., 2000., Phylogeny of the wormfishes (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Microdesmidae)., Copeia, 2000:940-957. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Microdesmus&speciesname=intermedius ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Microdesmus&speciesname=intermedius http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Microdesmus&speciesname=intermedius ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Microdesmus&speciesname=intermedius https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Microdesmus&speciesname=intermedius ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Microdesmus-intermedius.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Microdesmus Species in    Microdesmidae - Classification - Microdesminae Microdesmidae Gobiiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand , 1928 Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Microdesmidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae Etymology: Microdesmus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, desmos = link (Ref. 45335 ) . More on authors: Meek & Hildebrand . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal. Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: Panama. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Randall, John E. | Collaborators Eschmeyer, W.N. and Fricke R. (eds.) , 2011. Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 05 May 2011. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 86870 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 23 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.6   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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