Common Name
Slaty Goby
Year Described
Böhlke & Robins, 1968
Identification
Dorsal Fin: VII, 12
Anal Fin: 10
Pectoral Fin: 17-19
Caudal Fin: 15 branched
Gill Rakers:
Vertebrae: 28
Mouth subterminal. Body scaleless. Pelvic fins fused to form a sucking disk.
Color
Body uniformly dark gray, becoming paler on the belly. Body stripe short and restricted to the post-ocular area. Stripe color is unrecorded but possibly pale blue or yellow. Snout with yellow spot. Fins speckled with melanophores.
Size
Maximum size to 22.2mm SL.
Habitat
Deeper reefs around 17-21m. Inhabits sponges. Does not engage in cleaning behavior.
Range
Southern Caribbean Sea: known from St. Croix, Dominica, Nevis, Isla de Aves and Panama.
References
Böhlke, J. E. and C. R. Robins. 1968. Western Atlantic seven-spined gobies, with descriptions of ten new species and a new genus, and comments on Pacific relatives. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 120: 45-174.