Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Elacatinus |
Species: | E. puncticulatus |
Binomial name | |
Elacatinus puncticulatus (Ginsburg, 1938) | |
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Elacatinus puncticulatus is a species of goby from the eastern central Pacific Ocean where it is found on reefs from the Gulf of California to Ecuador. This species occurs at depths of from 2 to 6 metres (6.6 to 19.7 ft), usually in association with the sea urchin Eucidaris thouarsii. It grows to a length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) SL. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Findley, L. & Van Tassell, J. 2010. Elacatinus puncticulatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 August 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Elacatinus puncticulatus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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