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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Coryphopterus (Genus)
        └C. tortugae (Species)

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