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]

Elacatinus puncticulatus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Elacatinus
Species:
E. puncticulatus
Binomial name
Elacatinus puncticulatus
(Ginsburg, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Gobiosoma puncticulatum Ginsburg, 1938
  • Gobiosoma rubrifrons Fowler, 1944

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Elacatinus puncticulatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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