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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Böhlke & Robins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal, usually 1 - 50 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles to Curaçao and Venezuela.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 13628)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 13; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 10 - 12. Head and body with two black stripes, one middorsal and one lateral, the two separated by a narrow bright yellow stripe which commences on upper part of eye; all three stripes continuing into caudal fin (Ref. 13442).
Occurs in groups near coral heads (Ref. 9710). Picks external parasites found on other fishes (Ref. 13628). Monogamous (Ref. 52884).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Monogamous mating is observed as both obigate and social (Ref. 52884).
Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.4 - 28.2, mean 27.7 °C (based on 168 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00333 - 0.01504), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 263 [114, 588] mg/100g; Iron = 1.15 [0.54, 2.33] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [15.8, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.103 [0.041, 0.232] g/100g; Selenium = 28.7 [11.4, 72.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 120 [29, 463] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.95 [1.79, 4.58] mg/100g (wet weight);