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Coryphopterus

Coryphopterus hyalinus

Bohlke & Robins, 1962

Glass Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida and the Bahamas, and to Lesser Antilles.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coral columns and heads and usually found at depths between 25 – 150 feet (8 – 45 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate.

General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Coryphopterus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Coryphopterus hyalinus (Glass Goby)
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