Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | |
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Bridled goby resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae) | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Subfamily: | Gobiinae |
Genus: | Coryphopterus |
Species: | C. glaucofraenum |
Binomial name | |
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863 |
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum, the Bridled goby, is a species of goby native to the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from North Carolina to Brazil. It can be found on reefs at depths of from 2 to 45 metres (6.6 to 147.6 ft) in areas of white sand. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.