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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