Species: Chriolepis tagus, Mystery goby
eyes large, close together
Chriolepis tagus Ginsburg, 1953
Mystery goby
Body elongate; head and body flattened; eyes large, close together; head without pores; papillae on most parts of head and nape; front nostril larger than rear nostril, both are long tubes; mouth slightly oblique, lower jaw slightly projecting; tongue broad, tip deeply indented; dorsal fin VII (none elongated) + I, 12; I, 11 anal fin rays, pectoral fins 19, fin short; pelvic fins completely separate, with branched rays, short; tail fin rounded; scales on body behind a line under end of 1st dorsal, 4 large rough scales on base of tail fin, head and front of body scaleless.
Pattern of ~ 5-6 narrow bars on body and lines radiating down from eye.
Size: 2.2 cm.
Habitat: probably rubble and sand.
Depth: 20-40 m.
Known only from a single specimen collected at the Galapagos Islands.
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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 only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- Reef only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- No Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Benthic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s) only
- All species
- Galapagos Islands endemic
- TEP endemic
- TEP oceanic island (s) endemic
- Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Data deficient
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 2.2
- Depth Range Min
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- 20
- Depth Range Max
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- 40
