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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: This is an unusual case where the prefix te is based on the initials of the collectors of the holotype: James C Tyler (q.v.) and William N Eschmeyer (q.v.). it is combined with nox -meaning ‘night’, and referring to the goby’s dark colour. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Böhlke & Robins.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich ? - 21 m (Ref. 51183). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: known only from a few specimens taken in St. Croix, Dominica, Nevis, Isla de Aves and Panama.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Body uniformly gray; short dorso-lateral stripe; yellow median bar on tip of snout.
Sponge-dwelling goby (Ref. 51183).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Smith, C.L., 1997. National Audubon Society field guide to tropical marine fishes of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York. 720 p. (Ref. 26938)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
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): 3.4 ±0.3 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).