Caudal mucous pit Caudal mucous pit The caudal mucous pit, or caudal mucous horn, is an anatomical structure on the tail end of the foot of various land snails and slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. The function of this pit is the resorption of mucus when the gastropod is moving (see also Muratov 1999). An incorrect and yet often-used term for this structure is the "caudal gland". This area also used to be referred to by the term "caudal pore". Families of snails and slug where a caudal mucous pit exists in every species included: Families/subfamilies where is caudal mucous pit exists only
Elacatinus evelynae caudal fin. "E. evelynae's" fin configuration is the same as all other gobies. Its dorsal fin is split in two, with a rounded anterior fin and a flat posterior fin which lines up with its anal fin. The pectoral fins are almost circular. All its fins are transparent. They inhabit coral reefs in clear ocean waters at a depth of . The reported temperature range where they are found is . "E. evelynae" is a cleaner fish as indicated by one of its common names, the Caribbean cleaning goby. They feed on ectoparasites found on other fish. Females tend to