Species: Crocodilichthys gracilis, Lizard triplefin
snout dark
iris red & black
C: black & yellow
Crocodilichthys gracilis Allen & Robertson, 1991
Lizard triplefin
Body long, slender; top of head smooth, except for a few weak spines along top of eye; no cirrus over eye, but extremely small papillae present; no teeth on sides of roof of mouth; dorsal fin III + XVII + 12-13, segmented rays branched except first and last 3-5 rays; anal fin I-II, 25-26; pelvic fin rays separated; lateral line in 2 straight sections, front part with 19-20 tubed scales, rear part with 17-23 notched scales; scales small, absent on head, breast, belly, and pectoral-fin base; 44-47 lateral scale rows.
Pale tan or pinkish; snout dark; iris with red and black bars; body with ~ 3 longitudinal rows of double red-brown spots, the lowest row of spots separated by white dashes along middle of side; a prominent black band, with white anterior border, around base of tail, extending onto base of fin; outer part of tail fin red, central part cream.
Size: attains 8.3 cm.
Inhabits rocky shores and steep slopes.
Depth: 3- 40 m.
Western and central eastern Gulf of California.
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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 only
- 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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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Sessile crustacea
- Mobile benthic worms
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continental TEP endemic
- Continent
- Cortez province endemic
- All species
- Continent only
- TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 3
- Depth Range Max
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- 40
- Length Max
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- 8.3
