Sharknose goby
Elacatinus evelynae
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A cleaner goby from the Caribbean and the western Atlantic, from the Bahamas to northern South America, that removes parasites from other fish. It reaches 4 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Elacatinus evelynae
- Family
- Gobiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Synonyms
- Gobiosoma evelynae
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte, América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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