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Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar, 1922)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10. Narrow pale yellow or white line extending from eye to caudal fin base (Ref. 26938). Black, shading to whitish ventrally (Ref. 13442).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Elacatinus

Species: Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar, 1922)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (including Gulf Coast) in USA and Bahamas to Curaçao and Panama.

    • Biology

    Always lives in association with tube sponges or massive sponges. Difficult to approach (Ref. 9710).

    Habitat

    associated

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless