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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Lythrypnus: Greek, lythros, -on = blood + Greek, hypnos = sleep (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Greenfield.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 34188). Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34188)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8. Dark bands lacking a pale central area; width of pale bands clearly less than width of dark bands; pattern on cheek consisting of numerous spots between posterior end of maxillary and preopercular margin, spots often separated by lines of pigment in light areas between spots; pectoral-fin base with two spots, a larger spot on ventral portion of base and a smaller spot on dorsal portion of base; pectoral fin rays modally 15 (Ref. 34188).
Collected from large rocks covered with algae, sponges, and bryozoans on a sand bottom (Ref. 34188).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W., 1988. A review of the Lythrypnus mowbrayi complex (Pisces: Gobiidae), wih description of a new species. Copeia 1988(2):460-470. (Ref. 34188)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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