Inhabits coral reefs or isolated coral head habitats (Ref. 5521).

Western Atlantic: Bahamas (Ref. 5521), Cuba (Ref. 26340) and Jamaica (Ref. 27228).

Gulf of Mexico

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

Western Atlantic.

Maximum size: 15.8 mm SL

1.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 5521))

reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 11 m (Ref. 58018)

Depth range based on 26 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 22 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1.375 - 34
  Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 27.654
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.336 - 1.844
  Salinity (PPS): 34.895 - 36.594
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.568 - 4.687
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.176
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.868 - 2.602

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 1.375 - 34

Temperature range (°C): 26.706 - 27.654

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.336 - 1.844

Salinity (PPS): 34.895 - 36.594

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.568 - 4.687

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.046 - 0.176

Silicate (umol/l): 1.868 - 2.602
 
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Habitat Type: Marine

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

Not Evaluated