Elacatinus puncticulatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Coiba Island, Panama, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Translucent body with rows of fine dark spots, head with bright blue and red stripes, and red eyes. Usually found near the urchin Eucidaris thouarsii (Slate Pencil Urchin).
Information
Max Size: 4 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.8-30.4°C
Depth: 2-21m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (22% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (14 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Nicaragua, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Elacatinus puncticulatus, Coiba Island, Panama, Photo: Graham Edgar
