Spotlight Goby
Elacatinus louisae
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Elacatinus
Where to Find
Found in 15 diving areas across 9 countries and 2 regions.
- Andros, Bahamas - 4 records
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 13 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 3 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 6 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 10 records
- South Coast, Barbados - 3 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 3 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 1 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 6 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 6 records
- Providenciales, Turks & Caicos - 3 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 1 records