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Etymology: Elacatinus: Greek, elakatines = fusiform fishes preserved in salt (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Colonel Edwin M Chance (d: 1954) was President of United Engineers & Constructors Inc. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Beebe & Hollister.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 30 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas and the Antilles to northern Venezuela. Does not occur in central America.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13628)
Occurs inside tube sponges.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cervigón, F., 1994. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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