A literature review of the sponge-dwelling gobiid fishes of the genus elacatinus from the western atlantic, with description of two new caribbean species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2133, 2009, Pages 1-19

  Randall, John E ^a   Lobel, Phiillip S ^b  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean sea; Elacatinus; Gobiid fish; New species; Sponge dwelling

Indexed keywords

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; ELACATINUS; ELACATINUS XANTHIPRORA; GOBIIDAE; PISCES; PROVIDENCIA;

EID: 67651071302     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2133.1.1     Document Type: Article

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