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Coryphopterus

Coryphopterus humeralis

Randall, 2001

Shoulderspot Sand Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to French Polynesia, north to Southern Japan, and south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Size: 2 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy and rubble covered areas and usually found at depths between 10 – 100 feet (3 – 30 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 humeralis (Shoulderspot Sand Goby )
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