Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Masked Goby
Coryphopterus personatus
Masked Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Coryphopterus personatus
Size: 0.5 to 1.25 in.  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Bermuda
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Coryphopterus (Genus)
        └C. personatus (Species)

Gobies & Blennies
Gobies

Masked Goby

Patch-Reef Goby

Sand-Canyon Goby

Cayman Cleaning Goby

Sharknose Goby

Sharknose Goby (Yellow-stripe phase)

Cleaning Goby

Yellowline Goby

Barsnout Goby

Caribbean Neon Goby

Linesnout Goby

Spotlight Goby

Yellownose Goby

Goldspot Goby

Orangespotted Goby

Rusty Goby

Tusked goby

Orangesided Goby

Cayman Greenbanded Goby

Greenbanded Goby

Colon Goby

Pallid Goby

Bridled goby

Glass Goby

Peppermint Goby



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