Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Cleaning Goby
Elacatinus genie
Cleaning Goby
Also known as: Cleaner goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Elacatinus genie
Synonyms: Gobiosoma genie
Size: 1 to 1.5 in. (2.5 to 4 cm)  
Depth: 10-50 ft. (3-15 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Cuba
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Elacatinus (Genus)

Gobies & Blennies
Gobies

Cleaning Goby

Yellowline Goby

Barsnout Goby

Caribbean Neon Goby

Linesnout Goby

Spotlight Goby

Yellownose Goby

Goldspot Goby

Orangespotted Goby

Rusty Goby

Tusked goby

Orangesided Goby

Cayman Greenbanded Goby

Greenbanded Goby

Colon Goby

Pallid Goby

Bridled goby

Glass Goby

Peppermint Goby

Masked Goby

Patch-Reef Goby

Sand-Canyon Goby

Cayman Cleaning Goby

Sharknose Goby

Sharknose Goby (Yellow-stripe phase)



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