Species: Coryphopterus lipernes, Peppermint sand-goby, Peppermint goby
yellowish, blue around snout & eyes
black ring around anus
Coryphopterus lipernes Bohlke & Robins, 1962
Peppermint goby
Snout profile slightly rounded; low crest on top of head; head pores present, 2 between center of eyes, 1 pair between rear nostrils; papillae on cheek in horizontal rows; mouth small, relatively horizontal; tongue straight edged to lobed; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VI (second spine elongate) + I, 9; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 9; pectoral fin 16-18; pelvic fins I, 5, almost completely separate, no membrane joining front of fins; body covered with scales, scales large, rough, absent from head, smooth on pectoral fin base, 26 in lateral series; no lateral line.
Head and body translucent yellow; top of snout blue, upper edge of eye blue, 3 blue lines back from eye, upper one very short, middle one back above belly, lower one to pectoral base; two dusky stripes on head behind eye; scales above midline outlined in dark pigment; anus centered in narrow dark ring, with reddish blotches.
Reaches 3 cm.
Habitat: Surface of live coral heads; usually solitary, but sometimes swims close to reef in small groups.
Depth: 6-60 m.
The Bahamas to the S Caribbean.
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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 (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Omnivore
- Detritivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Benthic microalgae
- Detritus
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC endemic
- Continent
- All species..
- Island (s)
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Vulnerable
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 3
- Depth Range Min
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- 6
- Depth Range Max
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- 60
