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Lythrypnus zebra (Gilbert, 1890)

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

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 97 m (Ref. 2850). Subtropical

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Eastern Pacific: Carmel Bay in central California, USA to Clarión Island, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2850); max. reported age: 1.00 years (Ref. 56049)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in rocky areas, often in caves and crevices. Occurs from intertidal to 97 m depth. Often collected for home aquarium. Oviparous (Ref. 56079). Males guard the eggs which are found attached to roof of shelter (Ref. 56079).

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Oviparous (Ref. 56079). Benthic spawner. Simultaneous hermaphrodite with varying allocation of reproductive tissue to male and female function (Ref. 31569). Males guard the eggs which are found attached to the roof of shelter (Ref. 56079).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 May 2007

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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