Species: Psilotris alepis, Scaleless goby
no scales
Psilotris alepis Ginsburg, 1953
Scaleless goby
Body slightly compressed; head short, narrow, round; no head pores; front nostril tubular, rear nostril a hole with a raised rim; small eye; top jaw ends under the front of pupil; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII (none elongate) + I, 9-10; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 7-8; pectoral fin 15; pelvic fins I,5, completely separate, no frenum between spines or membrane connecting inner rays, rays 1-4 branched, without fleshy or flattened tips, extend half way to anus, 5th ray unbranched in adults; no scales; no lateral line.
Body with 5-6 broad, irregular, diffuse bars and 7 short saddles on top, front 2 bars somewhat Y-shaped; a thin bar under front part of eye; a wider, oblique bar under rear of eye; pectoral fin uncolored.
Reaches 2.5 cm.
Inhabits shallow water in coral and rocky habitats.
Depth range 0-1 m.
Bahamas to the S Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Island (s)
- Continent
- GC endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 1
- Length Max
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- 2.5
