Elacatinus puncticulatus

Redhead goby | Elacatinus punticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Coiba Island, Panama, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Elacatinus puncticulatus

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Translucent body with rows of fine dark spots, head with bright blue and red stripes, and red eyes. Usually found near the urchin Eucidaris thouarsii (Slate Pencil Urchin).


Information

Max Size: 4 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22.8-30.4°C

Depth: 2-21m

Habitat Generalization Index: 9.24

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Common (20.4% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Many (13 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields