Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lythrypnus rhizophora
gobio manchado., gobio ligero, gobio manchado, Spotcheek goby
Size> To lengths of 25 mm.
Habitat: Widely distributed on reefs throughout the Archipelago, known from Baltra, Camaño, Darwin, Fernandina, Black Beach anchorage on Floreana, Cartago Bay and Tagus Cove on Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, North Plaza, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, and Wolf.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Suborder
Gobioidei
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Lythrypnus
Species
rhizophora
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Galapagos, Cocos, Malpelo, and Revillagigedos Islands
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Lythrypnus rhizophora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14008. Accessed 31 October 2026.