Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Cayman Cleaning Goby
Elacatinus cayman
Cayman Cleaning Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Elacatinus cayman
Size: 1 to 1.25 in. (2.5 to 3 cm)  
Depth: 5-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Cayman Islands
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. cayman (Species)
WoRMS ID: 835177🔗
iNaturalist ID: 498400🔗

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