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Lythrypnus rhizophora (Heller and Snodgrass, 1903)
SPOTCHEEK GOBY
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Lythrypnus rhizophora
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Lythrypnus rhizophora

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Overview
Main identification features
  • orange-brown
  • pale blue-white bars: 4-6 head, 9-14 body
  • c: rays spotted
  • cheek: brown spots
Dorsal rays VI + I, 10-12 (usually 11); anal rays I, 8-10 (usually 9); pectoral rays 17-20 (usually 17-18); pelvic disc present; head and nape scaleless; body covered with small rough scales; first dorsal spine of males prolonged.

Brownish orange; numerous small brown spots on cheek and opercle; 4-6 bluish-grey bars on head and 9-14 similar narrow bars on body, each bars with a central thin dark line; tail fin with vertical rows of small brown spots.

Size: grows to 3.4 cm.

Inhabits rocky reefs.

Depth: 1-20 m.

Costa Rica to western Panama, Cocos Island and the Galapagos.


Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo).
Depth Range Max: 20 m.
Depth Range Min: 1 m.
Diet: zooplankton; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs).
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=10; Southern limit=-2; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-81; Latitudinal range=12; Longitudinal range=12.
Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Reef Associated.
Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species.
Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Rocks; Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef only.
Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 3.4 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); TEP endemic; TEP oceanic island (s) endemic; Multiple oceanic islands endemic; Island (s) only; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only;


Names
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References
  • Heller , E. and Snodgrass, R.E., 1903., Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XV. New fishes., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 5:189-229.
  • Kendall , W.C. and Radcliffe, L., 1912., The shore fishes. Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, ... by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer ALBATROSS, from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garret, U.S.N., Commanding. XXV., Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 35(3):75-171.
  • 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.
  • Snodgrass , R. E. and Heller, E., 1905., Papers from the Hopkins Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898-1899. XVII. Shorefishes of the Revillagigedo, Clipperton, Cocos and Galapagos Island., Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., 6:333-427.
  • Walker, B. W. and Baldwin, W. J., 1964., Provisional check list of fishes of the Revillagigedo islands., 18 pp.

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Lythrypnus rhizophora ( Heller & Snodgrass , 1903 )

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Lythrypnus: Greek, lythros, -on = blood + Greek, hypnos = sleep (Ref. 45335 ) .

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 11482 ). Tropical

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Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482 )

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Prefers rocky substrata where it may be observed "perched" on a rock or cliff face, or protruding from a crevice. Does not form large aggregations. Preys upon various benthic invertebrates but will "grab" small planktonic organisms that continually drift in the current and surge (Ref. 28023 ).

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Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson , 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Data deficient (DD)  ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201 ): 22.5 - 29.1, mean 27.2 °C (based on 195 cells). Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.41 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 340 [144, 888] mg/100g; Iron = 1.36 [0.61, 2.96] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.8, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.105 [0.038, 0.270] g/100g; Selenium = 30 [10, 83] μg/100g; VitaminA = 119 [26, 521] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.45 [1.95, 5.63] mg/100g (wet weight);

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