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Microdesmus luscus Dawson, 1977

Blind wormfish
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Panama country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: ANSP 133205, Panamá, Canal Zone, San Lorenzo, 09°19'30"N, 80°02'00"W (paratype).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Dawson, C.E., 1977
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Microdesmus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, desmos = link (Ref. 45335);  luscus: From the Latin luscus, half-blind or blinded, in allusion to the small and partly obscured eyes..

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

ສັດທະເລ ອາໄສຢູ່ໃກ້ໜ້າດິນໃຕ້ພື້ນທ້ອງນ້ຳ; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 0 - 8 m (Ref. 40540).   Tropical

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Western Atlantic: Caribbean.

ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 40540)

ຊີວະສາດ     ຄຳແປສັບ (ຕ.ຢ. epibenthic)

A stenohaline species associated with rock or coral reef habitat (Ref. 40540).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | ການສືບພັນ | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | ຕົວອ່ອນ

Main reference Upload your references | ເອກະສານອ້າງອີງ | ຜູ້ປະສານງານ : Randall, John E. | ຜູ້ຮ່ວມມື

Dawson, C.E., 1977. A new western Atlantic wormfish (Pisces: Microdesmidae). Copeia 1977(1):7-10. (Ref. 40540)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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