Elacatinus chancei és una espècie de peix de la família dels gòbids i de l'ordre dels perciformes.
Els mascles poden assolir els 5 cm de longitud total.[3][4]
Es troba des de les Bahames i les Antilles fins al nord de Veneçuela.[3]
Elacatinus chancei, the shortstripe goby, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gobiidae. It lives inside or on the surface of a sponge and occurs in tropical waters in the west central Atlantic Ocean, the Bahamas, the Antilles, and Venezuela.
The shortstripe goby is a small, slender fish growing to about 5 cm (2.0 in) in length. The dorsal fin is divided into two parts with a total of seven spines and 12 soft rays, while the anal fin has no spines and ten soft rays. [2] The general colour is a translucent pale grey. A bright yellow line starts at the eye and runs to near the pectoral fin. It is lined above and below by black lines which converge and continue as a broad stripe to the tail fin. The gill covers and the skin under the eyes are often suffused with pink.[3]
The shortstripe goby is found in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean in the Southern Bahamas, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Caicos Islands, the Lesser Antilles, Aves Island, and some small islands near Venezuela. It seems to live in areas in which the yellowstripe goby (Elacatinus horsti), a closely related species that also inhabits sponges, does not occur.[4]
The shortstripe goby lives in association with a tubular sponge such as Verongia aerophoba or a massive sponge such as Neofibularia nolitangere. It feeds on the large number of parasitic worms Haplosyllis spongicola that live on the surface of these sponges.[5][3] It spends most of its time inside the osculi of the sponge, but sometimes rests on the outer surface.[4]
Like other members of its family, the shortstripe goby does not have a lateral line system, relying instead on sensory organs in the head.[3]
The specific name honours Colonel Edwin M. Chance, a businessman who sponsored the expedition during which the type was collected.[6]
Elacatinus chancei, the shortstripe goby, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gobiidae. It lives inside or on the surface of a sponge and occurs in tropical waters in the west central Atlantic Ocean, the Bahamas, the Antilles, and Venezuela.
Elacatinus chancei es una especie de peces de la familia Gobiidae.
Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 5 cm de longitud total.[1][2]
Se encuentra desde las Bahamas y Antillas hasta el norte de Venezuela.
Elacatinus chancei Elacatinus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Gobiidae familian.
Elacatinus chancei Elacatinus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Gobiidae familian.
Elacatinus chancei est une espèce de poissons de la famille des Gobiidae mesurant dans les 5 cm.
C'est un poisson récifal.
Il est originaire des Bahamas, des Antilles jusqu'au nord du Venezuela[1], mais il est également présent en aquarium, tout comme les autres espèces du genre Elacatinus.
Elacatinus chancei is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van grondels (Gobiidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1933 door Beebe & Hollister.
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