Species: Elacatinus jarocho, Jarocho goby
top lip not fused to snout
Elacatinus jarocho Taylor & Akins, 2007
Jarocho goby
Elongate; head compressed; mouth U-shaped, a little under snout; top lip not fused to snout, a groove present between upper lip and snout; tongue truncate; teeth in upper and lower jaws conical in 1-2 rows; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII + I, 10-11; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 8-10; pectoral fins 15-17; pelvic fins I ,5, disk complete; tail rounded; no scales; no lateral line.
Translucent dark bluish-grey; snout with central yellow bar; a bright yellow stripe along each side of body in 2 distinct sections: front section from just before eye, through top of eye, ending slightly behind eye, rear section from upper tail base onto tail fin itself; a dark grey broad stripe from snout through eye to tail base; body on bottom translucent white; fins translucent.
Reaches: 3.5 cm.
Habitat: Found in aggregations of 12-60 fish swimming in water column close to the reef, in high profile areas and overhangs.
Depth 3-25 m.
SW Gulf of Mexico.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Near Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Water column
- Rocks
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean endemic
- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- GC endemic
- Gulf of Mexico endemic
- All species..
- Continent only
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Endangered
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 3.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 3
- Depth Range Max
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- 25
