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Main identification features
- top lip - branched cirrus between nostrils
- dorsal fin xiii
- scales - dark margins
- chin - lateral ridges
- gill opening - broad tube
- anal fin 37
Short, stubby, eel-like, body height ~10% of standard length; tail length about equal to head and body length; gill opening large, mildly tubular; top lip not notched below front nostril; 2 rows of teeth on each jaw, conical outer row, chisel-like inner row; dorsal fin spines equal height and spacing; dorsal and anal fins not confluent with tail; dorsal fin origin over middle of pressed-down pectoral fin, XIII spines, 38 rays; anal fin 37 rays; pectoral 15 rays; scales small, close-set to slightly overlapping on head and upper body; body completely scaled except for mouth and area before eyes; inner 2/3 of tail fin scaled; inner 1/2 of pectoral scaled on both sides; pelvic scaly; spines of dorsal and anal with scales at bases.
(Preserved fish) light brown to tan, paler below; dark dots scattered on bases of pectorals and tail; fins clear; scales on sides with dark margins; iris grey.
Size: 8.8 cm.
Habitat: muddy estuarine bay.
Depth: 0-10 m.
Panama Bay.
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: zooplankton; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs).
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=9; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-81; Eastern limit=-79; Latitudinal range=1; Longitudinal range=2.
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; Mangrove; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 8.8 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;
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References |
- Dawson, C.E., 1974., A review of the Microdesmidae (Pisces: Gobioidea).1.Cerdale and Clarkichthys with descriptions of three new species., Copeia, 1974(2):409-448.
- 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.
- Thacker, C., 2000., Phylogeny of the wormfishes (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Microdesmidae)., Copeia, 2000:940-957.
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I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.
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