Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Spotlight Goby
Elacatinus louisae
Spotlight Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Elacatinus louisae
Synonyms: Gobiosoma louisae
Size: 1 to 1.5 in. (2.5 to 4 cm)  
Depth: 40-130 ft. (12-40 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Cayman Islands
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Elacatinus (Genus)
        └E. louisae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 280612🔗
iNaturalist ID: 317087🔗

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