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Elacatinus cayman Cayman Cleaner Goby

Elacatinus cayman is commonly referred to as Cayman Cleaner Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
9715 
AphiaID:
835177 
Scientific:
Elacatinus cayman 
German:
Cayman Putzergrundel 
English:
Cayman Cleaner Goby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Elacatinus (Genus) > cayman (Species) 
Initial determination:
Victor, 2014 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, the Cayman Islands 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 0.91" (2.3 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 84.2 °F (°C - 29°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Copepods, Invertebrates 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Endangered (EN) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
:
 
More related species
in this lexicon
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-14 17:22:42 

Info

Elacatinus cayman Victor, 2014

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Erstbeschreibung von Elacatinus cayman (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Female

Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Cayman Islands, Weibchen mit Eiern im Bauch
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Commonly

Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Cayman Islands
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Copyright Everett Turner, Foto: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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