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Labrisomidae (Labrisomids)
Etymology: Labrisomus: Greek, labrax, -akos = a fish, Dicentrarchus labrax+ Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 55763). Tropical
Eastern Pacific: Bahía Sebastián Vizcaino and the upper Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Body small and elongate; head with a large number of sensorial pores; dorsal fin with 17 to 19 spines and 11 to 13 soft rays (XVII-XIX, 11-13); anal fin with 2 spines and 17 to 18 soft rays (II, 17-18); lateral line scales 65 to 69; body brownish, with dark blotches on the flanks and a pair of oblique, brown spots on the cheeks; dorsal, pectoral and caudal fins with scattered dark spots (Ref. 55763).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Thomson, D.A., 1987. Reef fishes of the Sea of Cortez. The rocky-shore fishes of the Gulf of California. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 302 p. (Ref. 5592)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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