Species: Elacatinus centralis, Cayman sponge goby
pale stripe: thin, eye to C, yellow before white
Elacatinus centralis Victor, 2014
Cayman sponge goby
Elongate; head compressed; mouth opens at front; top jaw separated from snout by a distinct groove; tongue tip truncate; upper teeth in two rows with the outer row short, ending in two enlarged, recurved fangs; inner row of lower jaw with two or three large, recurved fangs; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII + I, 11; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 10 (9-10); pectoral fins 17-19; pelvic fins I,5, disk complete; tail rounded; no scales; no lateral line.
Upper head and body black, lower head and body white; a thin pale stripe from top of eye to tail fin base, wider and yellow at front, narrowing and fading to white at rear; snout and top lip dark, with yellow tinge; young juveniles with complete yellow stripe, and dark snout.
Reaches: 5 cm.
Habitat: Found in tubular sponges.
Depth: 2-50 m.
Cayman Islands
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Sponges
- Corals
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic worms
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Caribbean endemic
- Island (s)
- GC endemic
- 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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- Listed
- Endangered
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 2
- Depth Range Max
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- 50
- Length Max
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- 5
