Elacatinus louisae Spotlight goby

Elacatinus louisae is commonly referred to as Spotlight goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Cindy Abgarian, USA

Foto: Grand Cayman, 26 Meter Tiefe

Courtesy of the author Cindy Abgarian, USA Cindy Abgarian. Please visit www.cgillsphotos.com for more information.

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Scientific:: Elacatinus louisae
German:: Korallengrundel
English:: Spotlight Goby

Category:: Gobidi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Elacatinus (Genus) > louisae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Böhlke & Robins, ), 1968

Occurrence:: British Virgin Islands, Cuba, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands
Sea depth:: 13 - 45 Meter
Size:: 3,80 cm
Temperature:: °F - 27,4 °F (°C - 27,4°C)
Food:: Copepods, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Elacatinus oceanops x Elacatinus figaro
Elacatinus oceanops x Elacatinus figaro, Hybrid-Putzergrundel

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-12 19:56:28
Last edit:: 2017-04-23 13:29:23

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Elacatinus louisae are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Elacatinus louisae, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Elacatinus louisae, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Böhlke & Robins, 1968)

Very special thanks for the first photo of Elacatinus louisae to Cindy Abgarian, Michigan, USA.
Cindy has taken the photo of the Spotlight goby 12 years ago on the north wall of Grand Cayman, Caribbean, at 85 feet depth.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Elacatinus (Genus) > Elacatinus louisae (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

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