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Elacatinus centralis Cayman sponge goby

Elacatinus centralis is commonly referred to as Cayman sponge goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands




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lexID:
9716 
AphiaID:
835178 
Scientific:
Elacatinus centralis 
German:
Grundel 
English:
Cayman Sponge Goby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Elacatinus (Genus) > centralis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Victor, 2014 
Occurrence:
the Cayman Islands, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Size:
up to 1.5" (3.8 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2016-05-16 19:34:08 

Info

Victor, 2014

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Elacatinus (Genus) > Elacatinus centralis (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Erstbeschreibung von Elacatinus centralis (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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Copyright Jim Garin, Foto: Nevis, Karibik
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Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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