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Etymology: Cerdale: Greek, kerdoo, -oos, ous = the wary one, the wily one or the fox. Fishes of Alaska, Jordan and Evermann, 1898; personnal communication of Catherin W. Mecklenburg, California Acad, of Sciences.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - ? m. Tropical
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Found in mangroves. Feeds on zooplankton and tiny benthic crustaceans.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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