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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Microdesminae
Etymology: Cerdale: Greek, kerdoo, -oos, ous = the wary one, the wily one or the fox. Fishes of Alaska, Jordan and Evermann, 1898; personnal communication of Catherin W. Mecklenburg, California Acad, of Sciences; fasciata: fasciata = banded or striped, in reference to the striped coloration of the preserved fish..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal. Tropical
Southwest Atlantic: endemic to Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40539)
Often found in tide pools in reef flats.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Dawson, C.E., 1974. A review of the Microdesmidae (Pisces: Gobioidea). 1. Cerdale and Clarkichthys with descriptions of three new species. Copeia 1974(2):409-448. (Ref. 40539)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).