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  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyEleotridae
  5. ›genusGobiomorus
Gobiomorus polylepis
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IUCN DD · Data deficient

Finescale Sleeper

Gobiomorus polylepis Ginsburg, 1953

Also calledGuavina-camaleão (por) · guavina cristalina (spa)

First described in: Ginsburg, I. (1953). Ten new American gobioid fishes in the United States National Museum, including additions to a revision of Gobionellus. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 43 (1): 18-26.

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Gobiomorus polylepis Ginsburg 1953

Gobiomorus polylepis Ginsburg 1953 . Finescale Sleeper; Guavina del Pacífico, Bocón, Guavina Bocóna, Dormilón de Escamas Finas, Dormilón Manchado Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from central Mexico to southern Costa Rica; entering estuaries and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) ER, PN and Ni (Pacific); 0–45 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; DD (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Bussing (1998: 424; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 35; listed, including information on distribution).

Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families

discussion

References: Bussing (1987: 251; 1998: 424; brief description, including illustrations and an identification key, information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo et al. (2013: 1007; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).

New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist

distribution

Distribution: Global: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from central Mexico to southern Costa Rica; entering estuaries and ascending river courses; Costa Rica: Ni and Pi (Pacific), 2 – 15 m. a. s. l., Per, Dia.

New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist

vernacular_names

Finescale Sleeper; Guavina del Pacífico, Bocón, Guavina Bocóna, Dormilón de Escamas Finas, Dormilón Manchado.

New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2386049.