Shortstripe goby

Elacatinus chancei

Living inside sponge cavities

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Elacatinus
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and the Antilles to northern Venezuela. Does not occur in central America.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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