Elacatinus tenox (Böhlke & Robins, 1968)
Slaty goby

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
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Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range - 21 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: known only from a few specimens taken in St. Croix, Dominica, Nevis, Isla de Aves and Panama.
Diagnosis:  Body uniformly gray; short dorso-lateral stripe; yellow median bar on tip of snout.
Biology:  Sponge-dwelling goby (Ref. 51183).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 March 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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