Species: Bathygobius antilliensis, Antilles frillfin, Antilles Frillfin Goby
Bathygobius antilliensis Tornabene et al, 2010
Antilles frillfin
Body robust; head broad, depressed, with pores; snout bluntly rounded; eyes large, close together; mouth moderate sized, relatively horizontal; upper jaw length 9.5-13% SL; tongue with deep notch in front; jaw teeth in bands, without canines; gill membranes broadly joined to body under throat, with 5 rays; dorsal fins VI (none elongate) + I, 9 rays; length of 2nd dorsal base > distance from 2nd dorsal base to tail fin; anal I, 8 rays; pelvic fins fused into a disc; pectoral 18-21, upper 3-5 rays free, silky threads; tail round; scales large, rough, 38-42 on mid-side, present on midline of nape to well before a line through rear edge of preopercle, often to level of rear edge of dark blotches behind eye; no scales on cheek or operculum; no lateral line.
Grayish brown; upper body with 3 indistinct dark saddles; central flank with a row of rounded spots connecting to 7-8 dark blotches; a row of 3 (2-4) conspicuous round spots along side of belly; 1st dorsal fin spines with 1-4 horizontal lines of dark spots across fin, or with 1 broad, dark horizontal stripe across middle of fin; 2nd dorsal fin with thin dark stripes and yellowish outer edge; tail fin with 2-3 small dark blotches on its base and thin dark bars on its outer part.
Reaches 7.5 cm.
Depth: 0-3 m.
Habitat: shallow rocky habitats, reef crests and tide pools, in exposed areas.
Distribution: Bermuda to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- 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
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- Island (s)
- All species..
- Insular primarily
- Extends South of GC
- Continent + Island (s)
- Also in Brazil
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 7.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 3
