Bluegold goby (Lythrypnus spilus)

Scientific name: Lythrypnus spilus B?hlke & Robins, 1960

Bluegold goby (Lythrypnus spilus)

The Bluegold goby (Lythrypnus spilus) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to the Greater Antilles.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lythrypnus spilus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to the Greater Antilles.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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