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Patch-reef Goby

Coryphopterus tortugae

Also known as: Gudgeon, Sand Goby

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2015
Adult
@JolineCuracao · Curaçao - Caracasbaai, Curaçao · March 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found in clear, shallow waters, with low current, over patch reefs of sandy bays.

These Gobies feed by taking a mouthful of sand that is filtered through the gills for tiny creatures.
They make large homes on sandy areas below rocks, with a small entrance that is covered over at night, when predators are near these Gobies dive into the sand and swim through the sand to escape danger.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Central Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found in clear, shallow waters, with low current, over patch reefs of sandy bays.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusCoryphopterus
    7. speciesCoryphopterus tortugae (Jordan, 1904)

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)