Species: Pinnichthys saurimimica, Lizardfish goby
back double yellow bars
eye yellow
Ds & C white; A & Pv grey + black edge
Pinnichthys saurimimica Gilmore, Van Tassell & Tornabene 2016
Lizardfish goby
Body compressed; anterior and posterior nostrils tubular; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII (none filamentous) + I, 11; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 11; pelvic fins I, 5, completely separate, rays 1-4 branched 2-4 times, without flattened, fleshy tips, 4th reaching to anus, 5th ray not branched, ¾ length of 4th, 4th ray reaching ¾ distance to anus; tail fin oval; scales mainly rough, cover from beneath pectoral fin to tail fin base, in lateral series 47-53; with large rough scales on base of tail fin; no scales on center and front of abdomen; no scales from rear end of 1st dorsal base to upper pectoral base; no lateral line.
Head and body ground color white; 4 large oval yellow-brown, dark-centered blotches along center of flank from under 1st dorsal to end of tail base; 3 short, paler yellow-brown double bars across upper midline, 1 under 1st dorsal, 2 under 2nd dorsal, those positioned between flank blotches; a yellow saddle on upper tail base; 3 yellow bars across nape, the front 2 curving forwards on the side of the head; yellow spots below eye and on preoperculum; iris yellow; dorsal and tail fins white, anal fin and pelvics with grey base, black edges
Reaches at least 6.7 cm
Lives on sand and rubble.
Depth range 282 m
Known from a single specimen taken in the Bahamas.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Offshore Only
- Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom only
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Bahamas endemic
- Island (s)
- Island (s) only
- GC endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Data deficient
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 6.7
- Depth Range Min
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- Depth Range Max
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- 282
