Banded cleaner goby (Elacatinus digueti)

Scientific name: Elacatinus digueti Pellegrin, 1901

The Banded cleaner goby (Elacatinus digueti) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of California to Colombia.

Biology

Inhabits coral and rocky reefs. Mobile-invertebrate feeder. Picks ectoparasites from other fishes.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Elacatinus digueti
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.2
Depth range
21 m (69 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 21 m, usually ? - 15 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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