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Evorthodus lyricus in Belize
Lyre goby

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Evorthodus lyricus   (Girard, 1858)
Family:	Gobiidae (Gobies) , subfamily: Gobionellinae			picture (Evlyr_j0.jpg) by Sazima, I.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Lyre goby
Max. size:	15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26340)
Environment:	demersal; amphidromous
Climate:	subtropical; 20 - 30°C; 40°N - 7°N
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Atlantic: Chesapeake Bay, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America; absent in the Bahamas, but present in Greater Antilles.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Caudal fin large and bluntly pointed with dark lyre-shaped mark on base consisting of 2 dark spots separated by pale central area. Snout very short, mouth small and inferior. Adults have first 3 or 4 dorsal fin spines elongate, reaching from third to sixth ray of second dorsal in females, to base of caudal peduncle in males. Predorsal area and top of head scaled as far forward as eye (Ref. 26938).
Biology:	Occur mainly in muddy backwaters of bays and estuaries, often in foul waters. Also found on muddy bottoms of fresh water (Ref. 13628)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
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Belize country information
Common names:	Lrye goby		Ref:  Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Common in muddy estuarine environments and along the entire coast of Belize; found also in the Sibun river (Ref.30499)
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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	Entered:  Sampang, Arlene G.

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