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Eponymy: In Greek mythology Gordias was a farmer who, by fulfilling an oracle, became King of Phrygia (in modern Turkey). [...] Dr John ‘Jack’ Ernest Randall Jr. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: McCosker & Böhlke.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 12 m (Ref. 43688). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 54.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31667)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found in shallow water, over sand and algal beds (Ref. 43688).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
McCosker, J.E. and R.J. Lavenberg, 2001. Gordiichthys combibus, a new species of eastern Pacific sand-eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae). Rev. Biol. Trop. 49(Suppl. 1):7-12. (Ref. 43688)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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