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🌊 Marine Vulnerable 🌡️ Tropical

Broadstripe goby

Elacatinus prochilos Böhlke & Robins, 1968
Max Length
4 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
reef

📖 Overview

Coral-dwelling goby . Adults are found in groups near coral heads . Monogamous . Have been reared in captivity .

Scientific Name
Elacatinus prochilos
Authority
Böhlke & Robins, 1968
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
VU
Max Length
4 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Distinguished by having the following characteristics: presence of a dark blue horizontal band on an almost light body .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Broadstripe goby is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Broadstripe goby is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Monogamous mating is observed as both obigate and social .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range ? - 25 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Lesser Antilles.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🪸 Reef Associated
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.2±0.27

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Vulnerable
Assessment Date
2010

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Böhlke & Robins, 1968

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