Coryphopterus kuna Victor, 2007
Coryphopterus kuna
photo by Meldonian, S.

 Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
 Max. size:  1.71 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range - 15 m
 Distribution:  Western Atlantic: coasts of Panama and Mexico (Ref. 58754). Recently found in Utila, Honduras (Ref. 93936), Carrie Bow Cay, Belize (Ref. 93938), and Lake Worth Lagoon, Palm Beach, Florida (Ref. 93936).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 26-26. Most distinctive character: two rows of small black spots across the upper aspect of the eye: 4-6 on the outer row and 2-3 on the medial row (Ref. 93936).
 Biology:  Adults are found in exposed sandbeds (Ref. 93936).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Busson, Frédéric - 23.08.07
 Modified by: Luna, Susan M. - 29.07.13

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