Coryphopterus is a genus of gobies primarily found in the western Atlantic Ocean, although some species are found in the Indian and/or Pacific oceans.

Coryphopterus
Coryphopterus thrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Coryphopterus
T. N. Gill, 1863
Type species
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
T. N. Gill, 1863

Species

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There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Baldwin, C.C. & Robertson, D.R. (2015). "A new, mesophotic Coryphopterus goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the southern Caribbean, with comments on relationships and depth distributions within the genus". ZooKeys (513): 123–142. doi:10.3897/zookeys.513.9998. PMC 4524281. PMID 26257572.