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Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Microdesmus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, desmos = link (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Royal Dallas Suttkus aka ‘Sut’ (1920–2009) was a noted authority on fishes of the southeastern USA and mentor to many ichthyologists. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina; brackvatten bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 2 m (Ref. 48399). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 48399)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 28; Ryggkotor: 67 - 69. Body with a distinct row of round to diagonal spots along side, which anteriorly are confluent with a well-defined dark streak running posteriorly from the eye, and with a row of asymmetrically placed oblong spots on either side of dorsal fin; pigment present along about two-thirds of length of dorsal and anal elements (Ref. 48399).
Collected in shallow, quiet water, over a silty to sandy bottom, close to the ocean (Ref. 48399).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Gilbert, C.R., 1966. Two new wormfishes (family Microdesmidae) from Costa Rica. Copeia 1966(2):325-332. (Ref. 48399)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.3 - 29.1, mean 28.4 °C (based on 98 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).