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Gobiomorus polylepis Ginsburg, 1953 Finescale sleeper |
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photo by
Valerio, J.A. |
| Family: | Eleotridae (Bully sleepers) | |||
| Max. size: | 28 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: rivers near Tepic, Mexico, to the Rio Copalita near Puerto Angel in the south of Mexico, Pacific drainage. From the Río Pozo Salado, Playa Naranjo to the Río Jicote, near Loma, Costa Rica (Ref. 36880). | |||
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| Biology: | Inhabit rivers and creeks of low to moderate current velocity. A benthic piscivore (Ref. 36880). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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