Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Shoulderbar Goby
Gnatholepis cauerensis
Shoulderbar Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Gnatholepis cauerensis
Size: Up to 1.75 in. (4.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
This species has four recognised subspecies: G. cauerensis cauerensis from the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific to Hawaii and Rapa Islands; G. c. australis from Australian waters; G. c. hawaiiensis from around the Hawaiian Islands; and G. c. pascuensis from the water by Easter Island
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobionellinae (Subfamily)
       └Gnatholepis (Genus)
        └G. cauerensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219476🔗
iNaturalist ID: 62598🔗

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