Species: Chriolepis lepidota, Pretty goby
Chriolepis lepidota Findley, 1975
Pretty goby
Body compressed; head broad, rounded; head without pores; papillae on most parts of head and nape; front nostril larger than rear nostril, both tubular; mouth slightly oblique, lower jaw slightly projecting; tongue broad, front straight; dorsal fin VII (none filamentous) +I, 10; I,10 anal fin rays, pectoral 20 rays; pelvic fins completely separate, with branched rays; tail fin rounded; body scaled behind level under origin of 1st dorsal, in 34-35 lateral rows; 4 large, very rough scales on base of tail fin.
Tan; prominent small black spots scattered over head, body and dorsal fins; 2 black spots on pectoral base; brown bars under eye, on head, on nape; 5 brown bars on body, forming saddles on top of back; dark bar at base of tail fin, plus 3-4 faint bars on outer part of fin; 1st dorsal fin with 3 thin dark stripes, 2nd with 4-5 oblique dark lines; anal fin with dark margin; pelvics dark.
Size: 4 cm.
Habitat: rubble and sand.
Depth: 10-30 m.
Endemic to Isla Malpelo, Colombia.
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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
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Rocks
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- No Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Mobile benthic worms
- No Data
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- TEP endemic
- TEP oceanic island (s) endemic
- Malpelo Island endemic
- Island (s) only
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Vulnerable
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 4
- Depth Range Min
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- 10
- Depth Range Max
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- 30
