Lythrypnus dalli
Lythrypnus dalli | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Lythrypnus |
Species: | L. dalli |
Binomial name | |
Lythrypnus dalli (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) | |
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Lythrypnus dalli, commonly known as the blue-banded goby or Catalina goby, is a species of goby. It is native to the eastern Pacific where it is found from Monterey Bay, California to northern Peru, including the Gulf of California.[1] It can be found in coastal waters at depths of from 0 to 76 metres (0 to 249 ft) with rocky substrates in which there are crevices for concealment. It is also known to hide amongst the spines of sea urchins. It is a bidirectional hermaphrodite and capable of rapidly switching sexes.[2] This species can reach a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[3] The specific name honours the malacologist William Healey Dall (1845-1927), who when trawling for specimens off Catalina Harbour, California, caught one of the type specimens.[4]
References
- ^ a b Van Tassell, J.; Lea, R. & Bearez, P. (2010). "Lythrypnus dalli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183363A8100277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183363A8100277.en.
- ^ Maxfield, Jessica M.; Cole, Kathleen S. (2019-11-01). "Structural changes in the ovotestis of the bidirectional hermaphrodite, the blue-banded goby (Lythrypnus dalli), during transition from ova production to sperm production". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 102 (11): 1393–1404. doi:10.1007/s10641-019-00914-2. ISSN 1573-5133.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lythrypnus dalli" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (14 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (I-p)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
External links
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- Photos of Lythrypnus dalli on Sealife Collection
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