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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Elacatinus

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26 species (see list below)

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Western Central Atlantic
 
Elacatinus atronasus
[]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Elacatinus cayman
[Cayman cleaner goby]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Elacatinus centralis
[Cayman sponge goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Elacatinus chancei (Beebe & Hollister, 1933)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Elacatinus chancei
[Shortstripe goby]

Photo by Lobel, P.

Caribbean Sea
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Elacatinus colini Randall & Lobel, 2009

Photo by Lobel, P.
 
Elacatinus colini
[]

Photo by Steele, M.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Elacatinus evelynae (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Photo by Steele, M.A.
 
Elacatinus evelynae
[Sharknose goby]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
Elacatinus figaro Sazima, Moura & Rosa, 1997

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Elacatinus figaro
[Barber goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Elacatinus genie (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Elacatinus genie
[Cleaner goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar, 1922)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Elacatinus horsti
[Yellowline goby]

Photo by Van Tassell, J.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Elacatinus illecebrosus (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Photo by Van Tassell, J.
 
Elacatinus illecebrosus
[Barsnout goby]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Elacatinus jarocho
[Jarocho Goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Elacatinus lobeli Randall & Colin, 2009

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Elacatinus lobeli
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Elacatinus lori Colin, 2002

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Elacatinus lori
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Elacatinus louisae
[Spotlight goby]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Elacatinus oceanops
[Neon goby]

Photo by Victor, B.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Elacatinus panamensis Victor, 2010

Photo by Victor, B.
 
Elacatinus panamensis
[Panamanian Greenbanded Goby]

Photo by Sazima, I.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Elacatinus phthirophagus Sazima, Carvalho-Filho & Sazima, 2008

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Elacatinus phthirophagus
[Noronha cleaner goby]

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
Elacatinus pridisi Guimarães, Gasparini & Rocha, 2004

Photo by Gasparini, J.L.
 
Elacatinus pridisi
[]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Elacatinus prochilos (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Elacatinus prochilos
[Broadstripe goby]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.0 cm TL
Elacatinus puncticulatus (Ginsburg, 1938)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Elacatinus puncticulatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.6 cm TL
Elacatinus randalli (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Elacatinus randalli
[Yellownose goby]

Photo by Horacio Pérez España

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
Elacatinus redimiculus Taylor & Akins, 2007

Photo by Horacio Pérez España
 
Elacatinus redimiculus
[Cinta Goby]

Photo by Clifton, K.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
Elacatinus rubrigenis Victor, 2010

Photo by Clifton, K.
 
Elacatinus rubrigenis
[]
No picture found
Caribbean Sea
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Elacatinus serranilla
[]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
 
Elacatinus tenox
[Slaty goby]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Elacatinus xanthiprora (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Elacatinus xanthiprora
[Yellowprow goby]
26 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Elacatinus
(Gobies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1968 Elacatinus atronasus Western Central Atlantic
2014 Elacatinus cayman Cayman cleaner goby Western Atlantic 2.3 SL
2014 Elacatinus centralis Cayman sponge goby Western Atlantic 3.8 SL
1933 Elacatinus chancei Shortstripe goby Western Central Atlantic 5 TL
2009 Elacatinus colini Caribbean Sea 3.4 SL
1968 Elacatinus evelynae Sharknose goby Western Atlantic 4 TL
1997 Elacatinus figaro Barber goby Southwest Atlantic 3.4 SL
1968 Elacatinus genie Cleaner goby Western Central Atlantic 4.5 TL
1922 Elacatinus horsti Yellowline goby Western Central Atlantic 5 TL
1968 Elacatinus illecebrosus Barsnout goby Western Central Atlantic 4 TL
2007 Elacatinus jarocho Jarocho Goby Western Atlantic 2.7 SL
2009 Elacatinus lobeli Western Central Atlantic 3.1 SL
2002 Elacatinus lori Western Central Atlantic 4.6 SL
1968 Elacatinus louisae Spotlight goby Western Central Atlantic 3.8 TL
1904 Elacatinus oceanops Neon goby Western Central Atlantic 5 TL
2010 Elacatinus panamensis Panamanian Greenbanded Goby Atlantic Ocean 2.3 SL
2008 Elacatinus phthirophagus Noronha cleaner goby Atlantic Ocean 3.2 SL
2004 Elacatinus pridisi Southwest Atlantic 2.8 SL
1968 Elacatinus prochilos Broadstripe goby Western Central Atlantic 4 TL
1938 Elacatinus puncticulatus Eastern Central Pacific 5.0 TL
1968 Elacatinus randalli Yellownose goby Western Central Atlantic 4.6 TL
2007 Elacatinus redimiculus Cinta Goby Western Atlantic 1.7 SL
2010 Elacatinus rubrigenis Western Atlantic 1.9 SL
2009 Elacatinus serranilla Caribbean Sea 3.5 SL
1968 Elacatinus tenox Slaty goby Western Central Atlantic
1968 Elacatinus xanthiprora Yellowprow goby Western Atlantic 4 TL



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