Species: Cryptopsilotris batrachodes, Toadfish goby

side head dark oblique stripe

Cryptopsilotris batrachodes (Böhlke, 1963)
Toadfish goby
Body slightly compressed; head rounded; a central fleshy low ridge on the snout between the nostrils; both nostrils tubular, rear shorter than front; no head pores; top jaw ends before middle of pupil; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII (rarely V or VI), none elongate; + I, 8 (8-9); length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 6 (6-7); pectoral 16 (15-16); pelvic fins I,5, fins completely separate, lack frenum between front spines no membrane between innermost rays, rays 1-4 branched, without flattened or fleshy tips, reaching no further than half way to anus;tail fin rounded; no scales; no lateral line.
Nape & upper back mottled with dark spots; a dark brown bar between eyes & back to lower pectoral base; snout and lower cheeks dark spotted; pectoral with dark bar angled down edge of fin; each dorsal fin with two conspicuous dark vertical bars; pelvic fins clear; a strong, slightly V-shaped dark bar on base of tail fin.
Reaches 1.8 cm.
Habitat: found in coral habitats on sandy bottoms with small rubble.
Depth range: 1-5 m.
The Bahamas to the S Caribbean.

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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Reef and soft bottom
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic larva
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean endemic
- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Continent
- All species..
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 1.8
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 5