Species: Coryphopterus punctipectophorus, Spotted Goby, Spotted Sand-goby

Coryphopterus punctipectophorus Springer, 1960

Spotted Goby, Spotted Sand-goby

Snout profile straight; a low crest on head; head pores present, usually 1 between center of eyes, 1 pair between rear nostrils; papillae on cheek in horizontal rows; mouth small, relatively horizontal; tongue truncate to broadly rounded; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VI + I, 10; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 9; pectoral fin 18-20; pelvic fins I,5, disk complete, rounded, joined at front, with frenum; tail fin with 17 segmented and 12-13 branched rays, straight edged; body covered with scales, scales large, rough, absent from head, 26-27 (25-28) in lateral series; no lateral line.

Translucent; top of head with a central orange line behind eye; 3 orange stripes outlined in black extend from behind eye to above pectoral fin, the bottom stripe extending onto the top of the pectoral base; a pale bluish stripe along cheek under the bottom orange stripe; two series of alternating orange blotches or spots along the flank; a large dark spot at lower base of pectoral fin; no dark triangle over operculum; two brown blotches on base of tail fin.

Reaches: to 7.5 cm.

Habitat: inhabits silty holes near the base of rocky reefs.

Depth: 2-45 m.

North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico.