Lythrypnus zebra
Zebra Goby
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Lythrypnus
Lythrypnus zebra (Zebra Goby)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Carmel Bay in central California, USA to Clarión Island, Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 0-97 m.
Biology
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).
Max length: 5.7 cm TL; max age: 1 years.
Reproductive mode: true hermaphroditism; fertilization: external. 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).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2024-02-15. Resilience: High (tmax=1; tm=0.5).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
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.
St. Mary, C.M. (1993) Novel sexual patterns in two simultaneously hermaphroditic gobies, Lythrypnus dalli and Lythrypnus zebra. Copeia 1993(4):1062-1072.
Hartney, K.B. (1989) The foraging ecology of two sympatric gobiid fishes: importance of behavior in prey type selection. Environ. Biol. Fishes 26(2):105-118.
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