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Gobiidae
black Joe
Bathygobius soporator
Goby of the Atlantic Ocean
- Black
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Atlantic Ocean
- Africa
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumThe frillfin goby (Bathygobius soporator) is a species of marine fish in the genus Bathygobius.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Gobies and Allies
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Bathygobius
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 5299 , 57403 , 79590 ) including the islands of the Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 79590 ). Western Atlantic: Florida Keys in the USA, Bermuda and the Bahamas to Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 7251 , 57756 ). Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 50345 ). Suspected to be conspecific with Bathygobius fuscus . Record from Algeria needs confirmation (Ref. 2682 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
