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Etymology: Psilotris: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, thrix = hair (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Les S Kaufman is an evolutionary ecologist specialising in the biology and conservation of aquatic ecosystems. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Greenfield, Findley & Johnson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 50 m (Ref. 92840). Tropical
Western Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92840)
Distinguished by the following characteristics: small; lack scales; possess VII spines in the first dorsal; no head or opercle pores; ventral fins completely separate (Ref. 92840).
Inhabits sandy bottoms in coral-reef habitats (Ref. 92840).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W., 1993. New goby, Psilotris boehlkei (Pisces: Gobiidae), from the western Atlantic, with a key to the species. Copeia 1993(3):771-775. (Ref. 34636)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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