Species: Microdesmus bahianus, Bahia Wormfish
A 26-28
D & A fully connected to C

Microdesmus bahianus Dawson, 1973
Bahia Wormfish
Slender, wormlike, body height 3-9% of SL; small, conspicuous eyes on side of head; front nostril a widely flared tube, rear a pore with raised rim; mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw heavy, protruding; teeth in 1-3 rows, difficult to see, outer row with several slightly enlarged, rounded conical teeth, separated, no enlarged canines; gill opening large (not tubular), located over pectoral fin base, from 4th ray down to just below fin base; one, long based continuous dorsal fin, XII, 28-31, origin behind end of depressed pectoral fin; anal fin 0, 26-28; dorsal and anal fins fully connected to tail fin; pectoral fin 10-12, somewhat pointed; pelvic fins minute, I, 3 rays, fins united, somewhat elongate; tail fin rounded; scales well separated, on all head and body except on tip of snout or lower jaw, ~25 in lateral series; no lateral line.
Body and head with 2 dark stripes, one on upper side from tip of snout to tail base, similar stripe lower along side that joins upper stripe on tail base; dorsal and tail fins with very small dark spots.
Reaches: 5.3 cm.
Habitat: Found in tide pools.
Depth: 0-5 m.
The Caribbean to Brazill.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Also in Brazil
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 5.3
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 5