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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Cornelis J van der Horst (1889–1951) was a Dutch zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 7 - 27 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; - 9°N
Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida (including Gulf Coast) in USA and Bahamas to Curaçao and Panama.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 7251)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 7; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11 - 12; Afterflossenstacheln: 1; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 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
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.5 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 436 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00477 - 0.02194), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 210 [105, 482] mg/100g; Iron = 1.14 [0.57, 2.17] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.3, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.161 [0.069, 0.327] g/100g; Selenium = 24.5 [11.3, 52.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 130 [36, 443] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.76 [1.74, 4.17] mg/100g (wet weight);