Pallid goby

The Pallid goby lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 6 - 30 m environment.

Diagnosis: Coryphopterus eidolon, or the pallid goby, is one of several 10/10 sand gobies. Its common name is a misnomer: there are heavily-marked populations of this species (usually misidentified in collections) and pallid versions of some other sand goby species, especially C. tortugae, C. More

Pallid Goby? - Coryphopterus eidolon Photo Details Photographer: Paul Osmond (see this users gallery) Possibly a Pallid Goby (Coryphopterus eidolon). The 'crown' present on the head of the goby is actually a predatory isopod. More

Common names

Góbido pálido in Spanish (español)
gobio pálido in Spanish (español)
pallid goby in English
斑柄鯕塘鱧 in Mandarin Chinese
斑柄鯕塘鱧 in Unknown
斑柄鲯塘鳢 in Mandarin Chinese
斑柄鲯塘鳢 in Unknown

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Gobiidae
Genus : Coryphopterus
Species : Coryphopterus eidolon
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