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Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 7 - 27 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; - 9°N

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 112; Espinas anales 1; Radios blandos anales: 10. Narrow pale yellow or white line extending from eye to caudal fin base (Ref. 26938). Black, shading to whitish ventrally (Ref. 13442).

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar, 1922)