Venezuela Goby

Venezuela Goby

Also called Sand Canyon Goby

Name: Venezuela Goby
Scientific Name: Coryphopterus venezuelea
Family: Gobies
Taxonomic: Gobiidae
ID Group: Gobies
Size: 1.5 - 2.5 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen often

This Goby has a pale, translucent body covered in small white, light blue, and dark spots. A white stripe runs from its mouth, and orange stripes run along its body. A dark bar is present at the base of its tail, sometimes split in two.