Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus is a species of goby from the eastern central Pacific Ocean where it is found on reefs from the Gulf of California to Ecuador. This species occurs at depths of from 2 to 6 m (6.6 to 19.7 ft), usually in association with the sea urchin Eucidaris thouarsii. It grows to a standard length of 4.4 cm (1.7 in). It occasionally is found in the aquarium trade.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Elacatinus |
| Species: | E. puncticulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Elacatinus puncticulatus (Ginsburg, 1938) | |
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References
- Findley, L. & Van Tassell, J. (2010). "Elacatinus puncticulatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183517A8126833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183517A8126833.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Elacatinus puncticulatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Elacatinus puncticulatus on Sealife Collection
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