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Priolepis vexilla Winterbottom & Burridge, 1993

Ribbon reefgoby
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected from Mindanao, zamboanga (Ref. 9018).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Winterbottom, R. and M. Burridge, 1993
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Priolepis: Greek, prio = to saw + Greek,lepis = scale (Ref. 45335);  vexilla: Name from Latin vexillum, a ribbonlike military standard attached to a staff or lance, referring to the extremely elongate second dorsal spine, which resembles a military banner carried by knights..
  More on authors: Winterbottom & Burridge.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 25 m (Ref. 9018).   Tropical

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