Bartail goby (Coryphopterus thrix)

Scientific name: Coryphopterus thrix B?hlke & Robins, 1960

Bartail goby (Coryphopterus thrix)

The Bartail goby (Coryphopterus thrix) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida in USA and the Bahamas to Brazil.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coryphopterus thrix
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Depth range
10–20 m (33–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida in USA and the Bahamas to Brazil.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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