Coryphopterus eilodon
| Ecological Descriptors |
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| Habitat | Size (cm) | Diet | Behaviour | Sex |
| Co, r | 6 | Pla, Cru, Wor | I | PGH |
Description:
Straight snout profile with small head pores, small mouth thats relatively horizontal. Pallid body, with yellow or orangeish marks, eye has a ring of dark spots surrounding pupil. Small black bar at base of tail.
Ecology
Lives in depths of 3-30m (15-100ft), in reef areas with coral, rocks or limestone. Usually in patches of coral sand. Feed on small benthic crustaceans and zooplankton.
Life Cycle:
Benthic spawner. Species of this genus are sequential protogynous hermaphodites, maturing as females and later changing sex to male. Aproximatelly 2000 eggs are deposited on hard substrate and fertilized by the male. It has a 60 day pelagic larval stage, after which it matures rapidly.
Straight snout profile with small head pores, small mouth thats relatively horizontal. Pallid body, with yellow or orangeish marks, eye has a ring of dark spots surrounding pupil. Small black bar at base of tail.
Ecology
Lives in depths of 3-30m (15-100ft), in reef areas with coral, rocks or limestone. Usually in patches of coral sand. Feed on small benthic crustaceans and zooplankton.
Life Cycle:
Benthic spawner. Species of this genus are sequential protogynous hermaphodites, maturing as females and later changing sex to male. Aproximatelly 2000 eggs are deposited on hard substrate and fertilized by the male. It has a 60 day pelagic larval stage, after which it matures rapidly.
Pallid Goby
Pallid Goby
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See comparative table and images of various Sand Gobies (Coryphopterus spp) HERE
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