Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 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).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gobiiformes

Family: Gobiidae

Genus: Elacatinus

Species: Elacatinus oceanops Jordan, 1904

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless