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Cerdale floridana Longley, 1934

Pugjaw wormfish
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Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: LACM 47470-2, Carrie Bow Cay, (3 larvae specimens).
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, D.G. and C.E. Thacker, 2000
National Database: Belize Biodiversity Information System

Common names from other countries

佛罗里达狐鰕虎鱼, 佛罗里达蠕鳢, 佛羅里達狐鰕虎魚, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Cerdale: Greek, kerdoo, -oos, ous = the wary one, the wily one or the fox. Fishes of Alaska, Jordan and Evermann, 1898; personnal communication of Catherin W. Mecklenburg, California Acad, of Sciences.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 30 m (Ref. 26938).   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: occurs throughout the Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas and Bermuda.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Burrows in soft muddy and sandy bottoms in shallow waters.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Randall, John E. | Colaboradores

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 January 2014

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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