Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Tusked goby
Risor ruber
Tusked goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Risor ruber
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 35-600 ft. (12-180 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, South Florida, Eastern Caribbean, Brazil
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)
       └Risor (Genus)
        └R. ruber (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282620🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131460🔗

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