Species: Evermannichthys convictor, Tenant goby
top lip broadly joins snout
Evermannichthys convictor Bohlke & Robins, 1969
Tenant goby
Body very elongate; steep head profile, snout very blunt; no head pores; top lip connected to snout about same distance as that between eyes; tongue with slight indentation; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin V-VI, (1st 2 spines closer together than remaining spines) + I, 11-12; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 9-10; pectoral rays 13 (12-13); pelvic fins form a complete disk; segmented tail rays 17; 3-5 very rough scales along the bottom edge of the tail base, 1 rough scale generally present on side of tail base; no lateral line.
Tan to reddish with numerous small spots on body, spots more densely concentrated on top of head; dorsal and anal fins clear along bottom and with numerous small spots along the outer edges.
Reaches: 1.8 cm.
Habitat: lives inside sponges.
Depth: 13-65 m.
Bahamas to the central Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Sponges
- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species
- Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s) only
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Data deficient
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 1.8
- Depth Range Min
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- 13
- Depth Range Max
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- 65
