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 | |
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Coryphopterus thrix | |
Scientific 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
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Species
editThere are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
- Coryphopterus alloides J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Barfin goby)
- Coryphopterus curasub C. C. Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2015 (Yellow-spotted sand goby) [1]
- Coryphopterus dicrus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Colon goby)
- Coryphopterus eidolon J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Pallid goby)
- Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863 (Bridled goby)
- Coryphopterus hyalinus J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1962 (Glass goby)
- Coryphopterus kuna Victor, 2007
- Coryphopterus lipernes J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1962 (Peppermint goby)
- Coryphopterus personatus (D. S. Jordan & J. C. Thompson, 1905) (Masked goby)
- Coryphopterus punctipectophorus V. G. Springer, 1960 (Spotted goby)
- Coryphopterus thrix J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Bartail goby)
- Coryphopterus tortugae (D. S. Jordan, 1904) (Patch-reef goby)
- Coryphopterus urospilus Ginsburg, 1938 (Redlight goby)
- Coryphopterus venezuelae Cervigón, 1966
References
edit- ^ 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.