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Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Microdesmus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, desmos = link (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Leslie William Knapp (1929–2017) was an ichthyologist at the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Pacific: Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. and Fricke R. (eds.), 2011. Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 05 May 2011. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 86870)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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