FB-63403 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63403 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Pleuronectiformes Poecilopsettidae Poecilopsetta Poecilopsetta pectoralis Kawai & Amaoka, 2006 Jarocho goby 2007-05-18 2019-09-04 Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins0 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341) Patzner, R.A., J.L. Van Tassell, M. Kovačić and B.G. Kapoor0 The biology of gobies. Enfield, NH : Science Publishers ; Boca Raton, FL : DIstributed by CRC Press, 685 p. (Ref. 92840) FB-GeneralDescr-63411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2007-05-23 23:35:20 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63411 This species was found between 3-25 m depth on high profile coral reefs typically dominated by Montastrea cavernosa (Linneaus), M. annularis (Ellis and Solander), Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn) and skeletal reef framework. Elacatinus jarocho joins E. atronasus (Böhlke & Robins) as the only two species in the genus to school in the water column. Small to large aggregations (12-60 individuals) of E. jarocho were normally found close to the reef near high profile corals or overhangs. Such reef structure presumably provides shelter from direct sunlight because aggregations were usually observed in darker, shaded areas rather than in direct sunlight. Individuals of E. jarocho, unlike E. atronasus, were never observed stationary on any substrate, but rather hovered continuously about 5–25 cm above the reef, frequently in associationwith Coryphopterus hyalinus Böhlke & Robins or C. personatus (Jordan & Thompson). This species was not observed to clean other species or interact in other symbiotic relationships. Small and large individuals coexisted in the same aggregations and did not display territorial or hierarchical behaviors. Individual fish would often, though not always, move slowly toward cover when approached to less than 1 m by scuba divers (Ref. 58341). Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins 2007 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2007-05-23 23:56:05 2014-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63411 Elacatinus jarocho is readily distinguished from other species of Elacatinus (s.s.) by the disjunct yellow lateral stripe that appears as a dash over the eye and on the caudal fin, a yellow medial stripe on the snout, and a black ovoid to rectangular spot at the base of the caudal fin, immediately ventral to the yellow dash (Ref. 58341). Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins 2007 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341) FB-Morphology-63411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2007-05-23 23:56:05 2014-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63411 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9 - 11 Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins 2007 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341) FB-Distribution-63411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2007-05-23 23:48:50 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63411 Western Atlantic: Caribbean. Known only from the Veracruz reef system near Veracruz, Mexico (as far north as Isla De Lobos [21°29.36'N, 97°13.53'W] and as far south as Anton Lizardo [ca. 19°04.41'N, 95°50.21'W]). Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins 2007 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341) FB-Size-63411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2007-05-23 23:35:20 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63411 2.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 58341)) Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins 2007 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2007-05-23 23:35:20 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63411 reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 25 m (Ref. 58341) Taylor, M.S. and L. Akins 2007 Two new species of Elacatinus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa 1425(1):45-51. (Ref. 58341)