Order Perciformes Higher classification Elacatinus | Phylum Chordata Family Gobiidae Scientific name Elacatinus oceanops Rank Species | |
Similar Goby, Gobiosoma, Elacatinus evelynae, Gobiodon, Tigrigobius multifasciatus | ||
Hatching neon gobies elacatinus oceanops
Elacatinus oceanops, the neon goby, is a species of goby native to waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coast of North America from Florida to Belize. This cleaner fish can be found on coral heads at depths of from 1 to 45 metres (3.3 to 147.6 ft). This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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