# Elacatinus figaro > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Elacatinus_figaro > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Elacatinus_figaro.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elacatinus_figaro > Source revision: 1336776727 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Species of fish Elacatinus figaro Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gobiiformes Family: Gobiidae Genus: Elacatinus Species: E. figaro Binomial name Elacatinus figaro Sazima, Moura & Rosa, 1997 ***Elacatinus figaro***, the **barber goby** or **yellow line goby**, is a colourful species of marine goby, family [Gobiidae](/source/Gobiidae), from the southwestern Atlantic, where it is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the coastal waters of [Brazil](/source/Brazil). *Elacatinus figaro* ## Description *E. figaro* is dark in colour with yellow ventral and dorsal stripes and opaque blue [pectoral fins](/source/Pectoral_fins). It has a terminal mouth and the [pelvic fins](/source/Pelvic_fins) are merged to form a suction cup. They are normally 2.5-3.4 cm in length.[1] ## Distribution The barber goby is endemic to the waters off Brazil, where it occurs from [Santa Catarina](/source/Santa_Catarina_(state)) in the south to [Pedra do Sal](/source/Pedra_do_Sal) in [Piauí](/source/Piau%C3%AD) in the north.[2] ## Biology *E. figaro* is found over substrates made up of coral and rocky either just off the coast of mainland Brazil or off inshore islands at depths of 3–20 m. It occurs either solitarily or in small groups of up to six fish over coral heads, among encrusting algae and crustose sponges, or in the vicinity of sea urchins, retreating to seek protection among the spines if threatened. It feeds mainly by cleaning other fish, e.g. *[Ophioblennius atlanticus](/source/Ophioblennius_atlanticus)*, *[Abudefduf saxatilis](/source/Abudefduf_saxatilis)*, *[Mycteroperca rubra](/source/Mycteroperca_rubra)*, and *[Mycteroperca acutirostris](/source/Mycteroperca_acutirostris)*.[3] ## Conservation The Ministério do Meio Ambiente Red List of Brazilian Fauna published in 2014 lists *E.s figaro* as a threatened species, and recommends that it fits the vulnerable category of [International Union for Conservation of Nature](/source/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature)'s [IUCN Red List of Endangered Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List_of_Endangered_Species).[2] The export of *E. figaro* from Brazil is illegal, which means that captive-bred specimens are the only ones which can be legally sold within the aquarium trade.[4] ## Naming The [generic name](/source/Generic_name_(biology)) *Elacatinus* is from Greek *elakatines* which means [fusiform](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fusiform) fishes preserved in salt, while the specific name *figaro* references [Pierre Beaumarchais](/source/Pierre_Beaumarchais)'s title character in the play *[The Barber of Seville](/source/The_Barber_of_Seville_(play))*.[3] The type specimen was taken at [Pedra Do Navio](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pedra_Do_Navio&action=edit&redlink=1), [Ilha Anchieta](/source/Ilha_Anchieta), [Ubatuba](/source/Ubatuba), [state of São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_(state)) by I. Sazima, R. Moura and C. Sazima, and the description was published in April 1997 in *Aqua: Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology* Volume 5, Issue 3, pp. 33–38.[5] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Georgia_1-0)** ["Barber Goby (*Elacatinus figaro*)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170219105302/http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal-guide/georgia-aquarium/home/galleries/ocean-voyager/gallery-animals/barber-goby). [Georgia Aquarium](/source/Georgia_Aquarium). Archived from [the original](http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal-guide/georgia-aquarium/home/galleries/ocean-voyager/gallery-animals/barber-goby) on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Almeida_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Almeida_2-1) Daniel Fernando Almeida; Gabriel Soares Araujo; Marcelo R. Britto; Cláudio Luis Santos Sampaio (2016). ["*Elacatinus figaro* Sazima, Moura & Rosa, 1997 (Gobiiformes: Gobiidae): Distribution extension of a Brazilian endangered endemic reef fish with comments on south-western Atlantic Ocean biogeography"](https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs41200-016-0054-1). *Marine Biodiversity Records*. **9** (59) 59. [Bibcode](/source/Bibcode_(identifier)):[2016MBdR....9...59A](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016MBdR....9...59A). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1186/s41200-016-0054-1](https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs41200-016-0054-1). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [4982596](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4982596). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fishbase_3-1) Estelita Emily Capuli; Nicolas Bailly (2016). R. Froese; D . Pauly (eds.). ["*Elacatinus figaro* Sazima, Moura & Rosa, 1997"](http://www.fishbase.se/summary/Elacatinus-figaro.html). [Fishbase](/source/Fishbase). Retrieved 18 February 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ORA_4-0)** ["Yellowline (*Elacatinus figaro*)"](http://www.orafarm.com/product/yellowline-goby/). Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums LLC. Retrieved 18 February 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eol_5-0)** ["*Elacatinus figaro*"](http://eol.org/pages/215281/details). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 18 February 2017. Taxon identifiers Elacatinus figaro Wikidata: Q2139403 Wikispecies: Elacatinus figaro CoL: 6DZZK FishBase: 50627 GBIF: 2376732 iNaturalist: 49251 IRMNG: 10143448 ITIS: 636775 IUCN: 190968 NCBI: 203292 OBIS: 280602 Open Tree of Life: 638357 WoRMS: 280602 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Elacatinus figaro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elacatinus_figaro) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elacatinus_figaro?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.