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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Jordan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 1 - 45 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 40 m (Ref. 27115). Subtropical; 21°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 28°N - 16°N, 98°W - 61°W
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida to Texas (USA) southward to Belize.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7251)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7 - 8; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 10 - 13; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 12. Characterized by a conspicuous coloration: dark blue horizontal band on an almost light body (Ref. 92840). Pale stripe in front of each eye, not reaching tip of snout (Ref. 26938).
Inhabits coral heads. Removes ectoparasites on skin and fins, in the mouth and in the gill chambers of greater fish like groupers and others (Ref. 92840). Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.5 - 28, mean 26.7 °C (based on 184 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00794 (0.00436 - 0.01448), b=3.11 (2.95 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 126 [51, 330] mg/100g; Iron = 1.12 [0.49, 2.30] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.1, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.269 [0.107, 0.594] g/100g; Selenium = 12.4 [4.5, 29.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 83.9 [20.0, 337.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.71 [0.98, 2.85] mg/100g (wet weight);
