Species: Psilotris kaufmani, Kaufman’s goby, Tunnel goby
no scales
Psilotris kaufmani Greenfield, Findley & Johnson, 1993
Kaufman’s goby, Tunnel goby
Body slightly compressed; head rounded, no head pores; front nostril tubular, rear nostril a hole with a raised rim; top jaw short, ending under front of pupil; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII, first two elongate, + I, 9-10; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; pectoral fins 16-19; anal fin I, 10 (9-10); pelvic fins I,5, completely separate, no frenum between spines or membrane connecting inner rays, rays 1-4 branched, without fleshy or flattened tips, extend half way to anus; tail fin rounded; no scales; no lateral line.
Body bluey silver, with irregular, golden-brown spots, each spot outlined by small dark dots; sides with a series of irregular spots; head with 3 prominent bars radiating from below the eye, rear bar the darkest; top of body with 6 golden-yellow butterfly saddles; rear body with 3 internal black bars; dorsal fins with yellow-brown spots forming oblique bars; pectoral fin with upper 1/2 black, lower 1/2 white; pelvic fins white; tail fin white, a black bar at its base, fin crossed with 6 golden-yellow spotted bars.
Reaches 3.2 cm.
Habitat: drop off habitats with vertical faces or from spur and groove habitats just above the drop off.
Depth range: 11-27 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 only
- Rocks
- Corals
- 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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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- All species..
- Caribbean endemic
- Continent
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- 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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- 3.2
- Depth Range Min
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- 11
- Depth Range Max
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- 27
