Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Patch-Reef Goby
Coryphopterus tortugae
Patch-Reef Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Coryphopterus tortugae
Size: 1.5 to 2.5 in. (2 to 6 cm)  
Depth: 1-30 ft. (0-10 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Coryphopterus (Genus)
        └C. tortugae (Species)
WoRMS ID: 309494🔗
iNaturalist ID: 217635🔗

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