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Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335); lobeli: Named for Dr. Phillip S. Lobel of Boston University, who provided specimens, photographs, and biological data..
More on authors: Randall & Colin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 81929), usually 0 - 17 m (Ref. 81929). Tropical; 17°N - 16°N, 88°W - 89°W
Western Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea. Belize, Honduras (Ref. 81929).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81929)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 8;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10-12;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 10 - 11. Dorsal rays VII + I, 10–12 (usually 11); anal rays I,10 (10–11, rarely 11); pectoral rays 15–17
(usually 16); branched caudal rays 10–12 (usually 11); mouth ventral, the snout overhanging; tongue truncate; rostral frenum present; color in alcohol pale yellowish with a black stripe from front of snout, through lower half of eye, across upper part of operculum and dorsal third of pectoral-fin base, broadening along lower side
of body, to posterior end of caudal fin; a broad black middorsal stripe on snout, continuing onto postorbital head (where often divided medially), then along base of dorsal fin, joining to a single narrow stripe dorsally on caudal peduncle, and extending submarginally to end of caudal fin; color in life pale gray to white, with black stripes as described; a narrow, pale blue, pale yellow, or white stripe from anterior nostril through dorsal part of eye, continuing as a narrow bright blue stripe within lower part of pale gray stripe on upper side of body, and extending as a narrow blue band into caudal fin.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and P.L. Colin, 2009. Elacatinus lobeli, a new cleaning goby from Belize and Honduras. Zootaxa 2173:31-40. (Ref. 81929)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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