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Neon Gobies
Elacatinus
Elacatinus is a genus of small marine gobies, often known collectively as the neon gobies. Although only one species, E. oceanops, is technically the "neon goby," because of their similar appearance, other members of the genus are generally labeled neon gobies, as well. Except for a single East Pacific species, all reside in warmer parts of the West Atlantic, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. They are known for engaging in symbiosis with other marine...
24 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 24 known species
Sharknose Goby
speciesElacatinus evelynae
Caribbean Neon Goby
speciesElacatinus lobeli
Neon Goby
speciesElacatinus oceanops
Redhead Goby
speciesElacatinus puncticulatus
Yellownose Goby
speciesElacatinus randalli
Yellowline Goby
speciesElacatinus horsti
Cayman Cleaner Goby
speciesElacatinus cayman
Barsnout Goby
speciesElacatinus illecebrosus
Broadstripe Goby
speciesElacatinus prochilos
Shortstripe Goby
speciesElacatinus chancei
Linesnout Goby
speciesElacatinus lori
Cleaner Goby
speciesElacatinus genie
Spotlight Goby
speciesElacatinus louisae
Brazilian Neon Goby
speciesElacatinus figaro
Cayman Sponge Goby
speciesElacatinus centralis
Yellowprow Goby
speciesElacatinus xanthiprora
Belize Sponge Goby
speciesElacatinus colini
Jarocho Goby
speciesElacatinus jarocho
Noronha Cleaner Goby
speciesElacatinus phthirophagus
Panamanian Redhead Goby
speciesElacatinus rubrifrons
Trindade Cleaner Goby
speciesElacatinus pridisi
Exuma Goby
speciesElacatinus atronasus
Serranilla Goby
speciesElacatinus serranilla
Slaty Goby
speciesElacatinus tenox
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49254.