Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Eleotrica cableae
Gobio manchada, gobio manchada, Marbled goby
Pale to medium brown with marbling white spots and blochches. Flattened head. Male displayes midlateral row of double spots. Also hunt of brown bars on back. Lengths of at least 7 cm.
Habitat: Common in tide pools and nearshore areas to depths of 5m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Suborder
Gobioidei
Family
Gobiidae
Genus
Eleotrica
Species
cableae
Taxon category: Accepted
Jack Grove lists E. cableae in the Gobiidae family (Grove et al., 2022) (Horton et al., 2023)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Endemic to the Ecuador, Galapagos Islands
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- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Eleotrica cableae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7694. Accessed 7 June 2026.