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Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Bridled goby resting on Graham's sheet coral (Agaricia grahamae)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Coryphopterus
Species:	C. glaucofraenum
Binomial name
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum T. N. Gill, 1863

Coryphopterus glaucofraenum, the bridled goby, is a species of goby native to the Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea from North Carolina to Brazil. It can be found on reefs at depths of from 2 to 45 metres (6.6 to 147.6 ft) in areas of white sand. This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

References

1. Pezold, F.; van Tassell, J.; Aiken, K.A.; Tornabene, L. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Coryphopterus glaucofraenum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185957A1794355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185957A1794355.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphopterus glaucofraenum". FishBase. June 2013 version.

External links

• Photos of Coryphopterus glaucofraenum on Sealife Collection

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