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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Microdesmus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, desmos = link (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Samuel Frederick Hildebrand (1883–1949) was born of immigrant parents who never learned to speak English and was brought up as a farm boy in Indiana. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Distribution
Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Pacific: Panama.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. and Fricke R. (eds.), 2011. Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 05 May 2011. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 86870)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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