tusked goby

Risor ruber

Living inside barrel sponges

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

The Tusked goby (Risor ruber), is a species of goby native to reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean from southern Florida to the Bahamas and south to northern Brazil. The 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Risor
Maximum length: 2.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to northeastern Brazil (Ref. 39606 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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