Husbandry
(Ginsburg, 1939)
Very special thanks for the first two photos of Elacatinus pallens (Tigrigobius pallens) to Everett Turner.
Short description:
Dark grey; 8-9 internal dark bars on body behind pectoral, some in the form of Ys, 3 widen when they pass across white belly; head reddish, with several dark bars and 3 short white bars outlined in black below eye; vertical fins not barred.
Habitat: Vertical walls in coral reef habitats.
Depth: 0-5 meters
Correct name concerning Fishbase:
Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)
Correct name concerning Worms:
Elacatinus pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)
Synonyms:
Garmannia pallens Ginsburg, 1939
Gobiosoma pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Elacatinus (Genus) > Elacatinus pallens (Species)
Very special thanks for the first two photos of Elacatinus pallens (Tigrigobius pallens) to Everett Turner.
Short description:
Dark grey; 8-9 internal dark bars on body behind pectoral, some in the form of Ys, 3 widen when they pass across white belly; head reddish, with several dark bars and 3 short white bars outlined in black below eye; vertical fins not barred.
Habitat: Vertical walls in coral reef habitats.
Depth: 0-5 meters
Correct name concerning Fishbase:
Tigrigobius pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)
Correct name concerning Worms:
Elacatinus pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)
Synonyms:
Garmannia pallens Ginsburg, 1939
Gobiosoma pallens (Ginsburg, 1939)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobioidei (Suborder) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Elacatinus (Genus) > Elacatinus pallens (Species)
