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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in schools near large coral columns and heads. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35408). Hovers above bottom in caves and shaded areas in reefs (Ref. 26938).
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray 1986 A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
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Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bermuda, and Bahamas to northern South America, including the Lesser Antilles (Ref. 7251). Also Antilles (Ref. 26938).
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Cervigón, F. 1994 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11
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Cervigón, F. 1994 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
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Size
Max. size
4.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Diagnostic Description
Translucent orangish gray dorsally shading to violet gray ventrally; 2 diffuse orange lines running posteriorly from eye; dorsal fin rays red (Ref. 13442).
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Cervigón, F. 1994 Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 3. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 295 p. (Ref. 13628)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 29 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 26 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.8 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.863
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 2.147
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.343 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.239
Silicate (umol/l): 0.866 - 2.664
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.8 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.863
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 2.147
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.343 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.239
Silicate (umol/l): 0.866 - 2.664
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Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 26 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.8 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.863
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 2.147
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.343 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.239
Silicate (umol/l): 0.866 - 2.664
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.8 - 43
Temperature range (°C): 27.113 - 27.863
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.174 - 2.147
Salinity (PPS): 34.880 - 36.135
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.343 - 4.687
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.075 - 0.239
Silicate (umol/l): 0.866 - 2.664
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Depth: 3 - 30m.
From 3 to 30 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 3 to 30 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 46 m (Ref. 13442), usually 3 - 46 m (Ref. 13442)
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Randall, J.E. 1996 Caribbean reef fishes. Third edition - revised and enlarged. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Hong Kong. 3nd ed. 368 p. (Ref. 13442)
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Trophic Strategy
Occurs in schools near large coral columns and heads. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35408). Hovers above bottom in caves and shaded areas in reefs (Ref. 26938). Planktivore (Ref. 57616).
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Benthic spawner. Sex reversal is completed in 9 days (Ref. 34185). Also Ref. 32179).
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Robertson, D.R. and G. Justines 1982 Protogynous hermaphroditism and gonochorism in four Caribbean reef gobies. Environ. Biol. Fish. 7(2):137:142. (Ref. 31410)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Coryphopterus personatus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 18 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 18 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
MFLII265-07|MFL585|Coryphopterus personatus| ------------------------------------------CTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATAGTAGGCACCGCATTG---AGCTTACTCATTCGAGCTGAACTAAGTCAGCCCGGGGCTCTCTTAGGAGAT---GACCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACTGCTCACGCATTCGTTATAATCTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATAATCGGCGGGTTTGGAAATTGACTAATTCCACTAATA---ATTGGGGCCCCTGATATGGCCTTCCCCCGAATGAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTTCTCCCCCCCTCATTTCTGCTTCTATTAGCATCATCCGGGGTAGAAGCCGGAGCCGGAACCGGTTGGACTGTCTACCCCCCCTTAGCGGGCAACCTAGCCCATGCAGGGGCATCCGTGGACCTG---ACCATTTTCTCCCTTCATCTAGCTGGTATCTCCTCAATCCTCGGGGCGATTAACTTCATTACTACTATTTTGAATATGAAACCCCCCGCCACTTCCCAGTACCAGACACCTCTTTTTGTGTGAGCTGTTCTAATTACGGCAGTTCTTCTTCTTCTGTCCCTCCCAGTACTTGCTGCA---GGCATTACTATGTTACTTACCGACCGAAATCTAAACACAACCTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGCGGAGGGGACCCCATTTTATACCAACACCTG-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Coryphopterus personatus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 18
Species: 48
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 18
Species: 48
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III 1990 Dr. Burgess's atlas of marine aquarium fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.
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