Coryphopterus tortugae

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Coryphopterus tortugae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Coryphopterus
Species:
C. tortugae
Binomial name
Coryphopterus tortugae
(D. S. Jordan, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Ctenogobius tortugaeJordan, 1904

Coryphopterus tortugae, the patch-reef goby, is a species of goby found in the western-central Atlantic Ocean. [2]

Description

This species reaches a length of 4.1 cm (1.6 in). [3]

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References

  1. Pezold, F., van Tassell, J., Aiken, K.A., Tornabene, L. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Coryphopterus tortugae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T185955A1794160. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185955A1794160.en . Retrieved 28 January 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Victor, B.C., 2008. Redescription of Coryphopterus tortugae (Jordan) and a new allied species Coryphopterus bol (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from the tropical western Atlantic Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 1:1-19.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Coryphopterus tortugae" in FishBase . June 2013 version.