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Risor ruber

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Gobiidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Subfamily
  
Gobiinae

Similar
  
Gnatholepis thompsoni, Microgobius, Coryphopterus glaucofraenum, Microgobius gulosus, Coryphopterus personatus

Risor ruber, the Tusked goby, is a species of goby native to reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean from southern Florida to the Bahamas and south to northern Brazil. This species associates with barrel sponges, sometimes living within the sponge. This species can reach a length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.

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Risor ruber Wikipedia