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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Elacatinus (Genus)
        └E. puncticulatus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Gobies

Redhead Goby

Bluebanded Goby



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