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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Psilotris: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, thrix = hair (Ref. 45335); boehlkei: Named for J.E. Böhlke.. More on author: Greenfield.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 50 m (Ref. 92840). Tropical, preferred ?
Western Atlantic: Lesser Antilles.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 92840)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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