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Lythrypnus
''Lythrypnus'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas including Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands. Lythrypnus is a hermaphroditic fish that is able to change sex. Depending on its size and shape, Lythrypnus Dalli is able to have both male and female reproductive function. Species There are currently 20 recognized species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ... in this genus: * '' Lythrypnus alphigena'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 * '' Lythrypnus brasiliensis'' D. W. Greenfield, 1988 * '' Lythrypnus cobalus'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 * '' Lythrypnus crocodilus'' ( Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) (Mahogany goby) * '' Lythrypnus dalli'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bluebanded goby) * '' Lythrypnus elasson'' J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Dwarf ...
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Lythrypnus Insularis
''Lythrypnus'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas including Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands. Lythrypnus is a hermaphroditic fish that is able to change sex. Depending on its size and shape, Lythrypnus Dalli is able to have both male and female reproductive function. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * ''Lythrypnus alphigena'' William Albert Bussing, W. A. Bussing, 1990 * ''Lythrypnus brasiliensis'' David Wayne Greenfield, D. W. Greenfield, 1988 * ''Lythrypnus cobalus'' William Albert Bussing, W. A. Bussing, 1990 * ''Lythrypnus crocodilus'' (William Beebe, Beebe & John Tee-Van, Tee-Van, 1928) (Mahogany goby) * ''Lythrypnus dalli'' (Charles Henry Gilbert, C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bluebanded goby) * ''Lythrypnus elasson'' James Erwin Böhlke, J. E. Böhlke & Charles Richard Robins, C. R. Robins, 1960 (Dwarf goby) * ''Lythrypnus gilberti'' (Edmund Heller, Heller & Robert Evans Snodgrass, Snodgrass, 1903) ( ...
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Lythrypnus Heterochroma
''Lythrypnus'' is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas including Cocos Island and the Galapagos Islands. Lythrypnus is a hermaphroditic fish that is able to change sex. Depending on its size and shape, Lythrypnus Dalli is able to have both male and female reproductive function. Species There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: * '' Lythrypnus alphigena'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 * '' Lythrypnus brasiliensis'' D. W. Greenfield, 1988 * '' Lythrypnus cobalus'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 * '' Lythrypnus crocodilus'' ( Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928) (Mahogany goby) * '' Lythrypnus dalli'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Bluebanded goby) * '' Lythrypnus elasson'' J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Dwarf goby) * '' Lythrypnus gilberti'' ( Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) (Galapagos blue-banded goby) * '' Lythrypnus heterochroma'' Ginsburg, 1939 (Diphasic goby) * ''Lythrypnus insularis'' W. A. Bussing, 1990 (Distant goby) * ''Lythrypnus lavenbergi'' W. A. B ...
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Lythrypnus Dalli
''Lythrypnus dalli'', commonly known as the blue-banded goby or Catalina goby, is a species of goby. It is native to the eastern Pacific, where it is found from Monterey Bay, California to northern Peru, including the Gulf of California. It can be found in coastal waters at depths of from with rocky substrates in which there are crevices for concealment. It is also known to hide amongst the spines of sea urchins. This species can reach a length of TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the malacologist William Healey Dall (1845-1927), who when trawling for specimens off Catalina Harbour, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ..., caught one of the type specimens. The species exhibits both simultaneous and sequential herm ...
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