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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335); figaro: From the cleaning habits of this goby. Noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Figaro is the eponymous: Barber of Seville (opera by Rossini) and of Mozart’s: The Marriage of Figaro. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 3 - 20 m (Ref. 27343). Tropical; 7°S - 28°S
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 27343); 2.5 cm SL (female)
Occurs over coral and rocky bottoms on the mainland coast and at or off coastal islands; solitary or in groups of up to 6 individuals on coral heads, among crustose algae and encrusting sponges, or near sea urchins, seeking protection among the spines. Cleans other fishes, e.g. the blenniid Ophioblennius atlanticus, pomacentrid Abudefduf saxatilis, and the serranid Mytoperca rubra.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Sazima, I., R.L. Moura and R.S. Rosa, 1996. Elacatinus figaro sp. n. (Perciformes: Gobiidae), a new cleaner goby from the coast of Brazil. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 2(3):33-52. (Ref. 27343)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.6 - 27.3, mean 25.9 °C (based on 116 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 321 [137, 774] mg/100g; Iron = 1.25 [0.59, 2.62] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.7, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.102 [0.039, 0.238] g/100g; Selenium = 26.3 [9.3, 69.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 138 [32, 576] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.43 [2.02, 5.49] mg/100g (wet weight);