Pinnichthys bilix (Hastings & Findley, 2013)
Thread-spined goby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  2.99 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.24 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 62 - 138 m
Distribution:  Caribbean: Caribbean Sea and the southeasternmost Gulf of Mexico: northern edge of Little Bahama Bank; off Cape Sable, SW Florida; Tobago Island and NE Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 10-11; Vertebrae: 27-27. This robust, large-eyed species is distinguished by the following characters: D2 I,11; A 11-12; pectoral-fin rays 19-20; body extensively scaled, with mid-lateral scales extending from just behind pectoral-fin axil to caudal-fin base; most scales are weakly ctenoid; cycloid scales on belly, in first row along dorsal- and anal-fin bases, and in anteriormost lateral row; well developed fifth pelvic-fin ray and is slightly greater in length than second pelvic-fin ray; relatively deep body; first and second dorsal-fin spines are greatly elongated, especially in females; first spine reaching posterior end of second dorsal-fin base in female holotype; first two anal-fin pterygiophores are inserted anterior to first haemal spine (Ref. 94726).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 January 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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