Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
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| Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | |
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| Bridled goby resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]- ^ 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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphopterus glaucofraenum". FishBase. June 2013 version.
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