Coryphopterus

Coryphopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Coryphopterus T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863

Coryphopterus is a genus of gobies mostly found in the western Atlantic Ocean though a couple species are found in the Indian and/or Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

• Coryphopterus alloides J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Barfin goby)
• Coryphopterus curasub C. C. Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2015 (Yellow-spotted sand goby) ^[1]
• Coryphopterus dicrus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Colon goby)
• Coryphopterus eidolon J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Pallid goby)
• Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863 (Bridled goby)
• Coryphopterus hyalinus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1962 (Glass goby)
• Coryphopterus kuna Victor, 2007
• Coryphopterus lipernes J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1962 (Peppermint goby)
• Coryphopterus personatus (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Masked goby)
• Coryphopterus punctipectophorus V. G. Springer, 1960 (Spotted goby)
• Coryphopterus thrix J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Bartail goby)
• Coryphopterus tortugae (D. S. Jordan, 1904) (Patch-reef goby)
• Coryphopterus urospilus Ginsburg, 1938 (Redlight goby)
• Coryphopterus venezuelae Cervigón, 1966

References

1. Baldwin, C.C. & Robertson, D.R. (2015). "A new, mesophotic Coryphopterus goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the southern Caribbean, with comments on relationships and depth distributions within the genus". ZooKeys 513: 123–142. doi:10.3897/zookeys.513.9998.