''Coryphopterus'' is a
genus
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of
gobies
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primarily found in the western
Atlantic Ocean
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, although some species are found in the
Indian
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and/or
Pacific
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oceans.
Species
There are currently 14 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Coryphopterus alloides''
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1960 (Barfin goby)
* ''
Coryphopterus curasub''
C. C. Baldwin
Christopher Columbus Baldwin (May 18, 1830 – May 12, 1897) was the Naval Officer of the Port of New York from 1894 to 1897 who was prominent in New York Society during the Gilded Age.
Early life
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& D. R. Robertson, 2015 (Yellow-spotted sand goby)
* ''
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
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, 2007
* ''
Coryphopterus lipernes''
J. E. Böhlke & C. R. Robins, 1962 (Peppermint goby)
* ''
Coryphopterus personatus
''Coryphopterus personatus'', the masked goby, is a species of goby found in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean
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''
( 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
Gobiidae
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
Marine fish genera
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