Biology:Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
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Short description: Species of fish
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | |
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Bridled goby resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Coryphopterus |
Species: | C. glaucofraenum
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Binomial name | |
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863
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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.[2]
References
- ↑ Pezold, F.; van Tassell, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Tornabene, L.; Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Coryphopterus glaucofraenum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T185957A1794355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185957A1794355.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Coryphopterus glaucofraenum" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Coryphopterus glaucofraenum on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q3752710 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryphopterus glaucofraenum.
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