Coryphopterus urospilus
Redlight Goby
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Coryphopterus
Coryphopterus urospilus (Redlight Goby)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to the Galapagos Islands.
Habitat Associations
Marine. reef-associated. depth range 5-40 m. Found in: coral reefs.
Biology
Lives in sand-rubble fringe of rocky reefs or coral patches (Ref. 11482). Forages on tiny crustaceans among rocks on the bottom. When foraging over sand, its orange spot tends to resemble sand grains and may camouflage them. However they dart about quickly and dive for cover when approached (Ref. 28023).
Max length: 6.5 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: protogyny; fertilization: external; guarders (nesters). Benthic spawner.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2024-02-14. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Humann, P. and N. DeLoach (1993) Reef fish identification. Galápagos. New World Publications, Inc., Florida. 267 p.
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson (1994) Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p.
Cole, K.S. and D.Y. Shapiro (1990) Gonad structure and hermaphroditism in the gobiid genus Coryphopterus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Copeia 1990(4):996-1003.
Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg (1997) The fishes of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 863 p.
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