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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: (See Böhlke, EB & JE) (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Böhlke & Robins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina, usually 1 - 30 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 27°N - 19°N
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and Grand Cayman Island.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 7 - 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 11; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 11. Whitish with two black stripes, one middorsal and the other lateral on head but passing to lower side on body, both ending in caudal fin; pale band separating two black stripes bright yellow on head, this band narrowing as it passes anteriorly, forming a V on top of snout with band of other side (Ref. 13442).
Found on live coral. Removes ectoparasites from other fishes. Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35408).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Monogamous mating is observed as both obigate and social (Ref. 52884).
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 231 [114, 549] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.60, 2.35] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.165 [0.069, 0.342] g/100g; Selenium = 25.6 [11.5, 55.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 125 [34, 434] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.9 [1.8, 4.4] mg/100g (wet weight);
