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Minysicya caudimaculata Larson, 2002

Blackspot minigoby
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Common names: Blackspot minigoby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Scott Reef, North Reef, WA, NTM S.11383-027 (holotype of Minysicya caudimaculata, 1.3 cm SL, male). Also known from the Great Barrier Reef and Lizard Island, Queensland (Ref. 75154).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Minysicya: Name from Greek 'minys' meaning small, for its very small adult size (1.5 cm being the largest ) and 'sikya', an old Greek word for cupping glass, refers to the cup-shaped pelvic fins.;  caudimaculata: Named for the black spot at the caudal fin base..
  More on author: Larson.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 38 m (Ref. 76968).   Subtropical

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