Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
| Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | |
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| Bridled goby resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae) | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
| Genus: | Coryphopterus |
| Species: | C. glaucofraenum |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863 | |
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum, the Bridled goby, is a species of goby native to the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from North Carolina to Brazil. It can be found on reefs at depths of from 2 to 45 metres (6.6 to 147.6 ft) in areas of white sand. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coryphopterus glaucofraenum" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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