Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Redhead Goby
Elacatinus puncticulatus
Redhead Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Elacatinus puncticulatus
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (4 cm)  
Depth: 3-25 ft. (1-8 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
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. puncticulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 280620🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1316695🔗

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