Species: Chriolepis roosevelti, Bahamas Goby
white + 6 irregular bars
D2 9, A 8

Chriolepis roosevelti (Ginsburg, 1939)
Bahamas Goby
Body elongate, compressed; head depressed, with pores, narrow between eyes; mouth opens at front, oblique; front and rear nostril a raised tube about eye diameter; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII, 1st 2 spines elongate, + I, 9; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 8; pelvic fins I, 5, separate, no frenum at front or membrane connecting innner rays, rays 1-4 branched, without flattened or fleshy tips; tail fin oval; scales large, rough, body scaled from tail base to under the front of 1st dorsal; 4 very rough scales on tail fin base; no lateral line.
Body yellow brown, with 6 irregular bars; oblique dark bars on dorsal fins; anal fin yellow-brown, with a blackish edge; tail fin yellow, dark bar at base, dark rear edge.
Reaches 2.5 cm.
Depth: 1-20 m.
Habitat: found on bottoms with sand, small rocks and broken coral.
The Central to S Caribbean.

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- Marine
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- Inshore
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
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- Reef Associated
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- Planktivore
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- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Caribbean endemic
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- GC endemic
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 20