Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli
Bluebanded Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Lythrypnus dalli
Size: Up to 2 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 0-250 ft. (0-75 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Panama
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Lythrypnus (Genus)
        └L. dalli (Species)

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