Coryphopterus personatus

Masked goby
Coryphopterus personatus
Coryphopterus personatus, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Coryphopterus personatus
Coryphopterus personatus, Florida Keys, USA, Photo: Graham Edgar
Coryphopterus personatus
Coryphopterus personatus, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Coryphopterus personatus
Coryphopterus personatus
Coryphopterus personatus

Distribution

Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean


Description

Very difficult to distinguish from C. hyalinus in the field, but apparently best identified by a dusky stripe inside the lower rear margin of the body, dark mask on the face, and a clear patch in the centre of the top of the head.


Information

Max Size: 4 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 26.3-30.4°C

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: 11.52

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Common (41.7% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Large aggregations (872 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.