Species: Chriolepis fisheri, Translucent goby

D2 10; A 9
pectoral 17-18

Chriolepis fisheri Herre, 1942
Translucent goby
Body compressed; head broad, somewhat flattened; head without pores; papillae on most parts of head and nape; jaw extends to vertical below pupil; front nostril larger than rear nostril; tongue tip not 2-lobed; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII + I, 10; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 9; pectoral 17-18, fins I,5, completely separate, without front frenum, without membrane joining inner rays, rays 1-4 branched, without flattened or fleshy tips, 5th ray unbranched, much shorter than 4th, < pelvic spine; no scales except 2 very large rough scales on tail fin base; no lateral line.
Color: yellowish brown; a large dark spot on cheek; 6 narrow dark reddish brown bars on body between pectoral base and tail base, one more on operculum just before the gill opening, another on tail fin, bars extending on to the dorsal and anal fins; 1st dorsal fin dark, with a clear broad outer edge.
Reaches: 2.2 cm.
Depth: 2-82 m.
Habitat: coral reefs.
The Bahamas to Brazil.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Rocks
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Island (s)
- All species..
- Continent + Island (s)
- Extends South of GC
- Insular primarily
- Also in Brazil
- GC non-endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.2
- Depth Range Min
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- 2
- Depth Range Max
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- 82