Elacatinus oceanops
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Elacatinus oceanops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Elacatinus |
Species: | E. oceanops
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Binomial name | |
Elacatinus oceanops D. S. Jordan, 1904
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Elacatinus oceanops, commonly known as the neon goby, is a species of goby native to waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coast of North America from Florida to Belize. This cleaner fish can be found on coral heads at depths from 1 to 45 m (3.3 to 147.6 ft). This species grows to a total length of 5 cm (2.0 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ^ Pezold, F.; van Tassell, J.; Tornabene, L.; Aiken, K.A. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Elacatinus oceanops". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185975A1797498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185975A1797498.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Elacatinus oceanops" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
External links
- Media related to Elacatinus oceanops at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Elacatinus oceanops at Wikispecies
- Photos of Elacatinus oceanops on Sealife Collection
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