Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Goldspot Goby
Gnatholepis thompsoni
Goldspot Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Gnatholepis thompsoni
Size: 1.5 to 2.5 in. (3.5 to 6 cm)  
Depth: 2-160 ft. (1-50 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
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. thompsoni (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277493🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131500🔗

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