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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 7 - 27 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (including Gulf Coast) in USA and Bahamas to Curaçao and Panama.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)
Descrição breve
Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total): 7; Raios dorsais moles (total): 112; Espinhos anais 1; Raios anais moles: 10. Narrow pale yellow or white line extending from eye to caudal fin base (Ref. 26938). Black, shading to whitish ventrally (Ref. 13442).
Always lives in association with tube sponges or massive sponges. Difficult to approach (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
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