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Species: Tigrigobius panamensis, Panamanian Greenbanded Goby

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head tan, red stripe eye to rear head
cheek - no red stripe
body dark green + 16-23 green bars
SW Caribbean

Tigrigobius panamensis Victor, 2010

Panamanian Greenbanded Goby

Elongate, robust; head compressed; a pore midway between front of the two eyes; 2 pores on preopercle; snout pointed, profile straight; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fin VII (1st spine filamentous) + I, 10 (rarely 12); length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal fin I, 9 (rarely 8); pectoral fins 20-21 (19-21); pelvic fins I, 5, disk complete; tail rounded; no scales; no lateral line.

Head pale tan, with a broad red to brownish red stripe from top lip through eye to rear margin of head, that ending in a short orange segment followed by a short blackish segment; body dark green, with 16-23 narrow, pale bright green bars.

Reaches: 2.9 cm.

Habitat: lives in association with urchins in coral reef areas.

Depth: 0-1 m.

Distribution: Currently known only from Panama.

Note: morphologically very similar to T. multifasciatus, and may be more widespread.


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Salinity
  • Marine
  • Marine Only
Inshore/Offshore
  • Inshore
  • Inshore Only
Water Column Position
  • Bottom
  • Bottom only
Habitat
  • Reef only
  • Sea Urchins
  • Corals
  • Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
  • Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
FishBase Habitat
  • Reef Associated
Feeding Group
  • Carnivore
  • Data
Diet
  • Data
  • Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
Egg Type
  • Benthic
  • Data
Global Endemism
  • All species
  • Greater Caribbean endemic
  • West Atlantic Endemic
Regional Endemism
  • Caribbean endemic
  • Continent
  • Continent only
  • GC endemic
  • All species
Residency
  • Resident
Climate Zone
  • Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
IUCN Red List
  • Data deficient
  • Listed
CITES
  • Not listed
Length Max
  • 2.9
Depth Range Min
  • 0
Depth Range Max
  • 1