Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum)

Scientific name: Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill, 1863

The Bridled goby (Coryphopterus glaucofraenum) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Santa Catarina, Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 26. With black spot on side of head above gill cover. Individuals from white sand bottom and clear water are pale with two rows of faint yellow spots on side of body; a horizontal orange streak extending posteriorly from middle of eye to above pectoral fin; a row of dusky spots at base of dorsal fins. Individuals from darker bottom and more turbid water are more darkly pigmented; there are 2 rows of dark spots on side of body and one mid-dorsally, fins dusky.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 8.0
Depth range: 2–45 m (7–148 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 45 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Santa Catarina, Brazil; throughout the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)