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Cotylopus rubripinnis Keith, Hoareau & Bosc, 2005

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Mayotte country information

Common names: Cotylope à nageoires rouges
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Found in two rivers in Mayotte. Known also from Moheli and Anjouan (Ref. 57749).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Keith, P., G. Marquet, P. Valade, P. Bosc and E. Vigneux, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Sicydiinae
Etymology: Cotylopus: Greek, kotyle = small vessel, a cup like cavity or organ + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335);  rubripinnis: Derived from the Latin ruber which means red and pinna for fin, in reference to red dorsal, caudal and pectoral fins..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical (Ref. 57051)

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