| Family: |
Gobiesocidae (Clingfishes and singleslits), subfamily: Gobiesocinae |
| Max. size: |
3.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 4 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Bahamas and the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Grand Cayman, Isla de Providencia, western Caribbean from Mexico to Honduras (Ref. 26938). |
| Diagnosis: |
Upper lip widest at middle; no papillae in central part of disk (Ref. 26938). |
| Biology: |
Lives in close association with the sea urchin Echinometra mainly for protection. Feeds primarily on benthic crustaceans like amphipods, but harpacticoid copepods and ostracods are also eaten (Ref. 33548). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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