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Lythrypnus elasson Böhlke & Robins, 1960

Dwarf goby
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Cuba country information

Common names: Dwarf Goby, Gobio enano
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Claro, R., 1994
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Claro, R., 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 26340.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Claro, R. and L.R. Parenti, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gobio enano, Gobio enano, 侏儒血鰕虎鱼, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Lythrypnus: Greek, lythros, -on = blood + Greek, hypnos = sleep (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Böhlke & Robins.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 11 m (Ref. 58018).   Tropical

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