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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Cornelis J van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 7 - 27 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (including Gulf Coast) in USA and Bahamas to Curaçao and Panama.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 11 - 12; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 10. Narrow pale yellow or white line extending from eye to caudal fin base (Ref. 26938). Black, shading to whitish ventrally (Ref. 13442).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Always lives in association with tube sponges or massive sponges. Difficult to approach (Ref. 9710).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.5 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 436 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 210 [105, 482] mg/100g; Iron = 1.14 [0.57, 2.17] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.161 [0.069, 0.327] g/100g; Selenium = 24.5 [11.3, 52.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 130 [36, 443] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.76 [1.74, 4.17] mg/100g (wet weight);