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Elacatinus oceanops
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Elacatinus
Species:	E. oceanops
Binomial name
Elacatinus oceanops D. S. Jordan, 1904
Synonyms
Gobiosoma oceanops (D. S. Jordan, 1904)

Elacatinus oceanops, commonly known as the neon goby, is a species of goby native to waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coast of North America from Florida to Belize. This cleaner fish can be found on coral heads at depths from 1 to 45 m (3.3 to 147.6 ft). This species grows to a total length of 5 cm (2.0 in). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.

References

1. Pezold, F.; van Tassell, J.; Tornabene, L.; Aiken, K.A. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Elacatinus oceanops". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185975A1797498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185975A1797498.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Elacatinus oceanops". FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Elacatinus oceanops at Wikimedia Commons
• [REDACTED] Data related to Elacatinus oceanops at Wikispecies
• Photos of Elacatinus oceanops on Sealife Collection

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