Species: Elacatinus species P, Providencia goby
side stripe: narrow, silver-blue, top of eye to C base
lower black stripe - wide
top lip separate from snout
Elacatinus species P
Providencia goby
Elongate; head compressed; mouth U-shaped, a little under snout; upper lip separated from snout by a groove; tongue straight edged; teeth in upper jaw in 2 rows, with enlarged canines; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII + I, 11 (10-11); length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 9 (9-10); pectoral fins 18 (17-19); pelvic fins I, 5, disk complete; tail rounded; no scales; no lateral line.
Upper 2/3 of head and body blackish; snout with distinctive, narrow median white bar; a narrow (<eye) silvery blue stripe runs high along body from top of eye to upper base of tail fin; dark stripe under blue stripe is wide.
Reaches: 4.0 cm.
Habitat: Sponge dweller in lagoon and barrier habitats.
Depth: 3-13 m.
Known only from Providencia Is.
Note: A member of the E. xanthiprora species complex; may be a color form of E. serranilla.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Sponges
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean endemic
- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Caribbean endemic
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- Island (s) only
- All species..
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 4
- Depth Range Min
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- 3
- Depth Range Max
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- 13
