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Coryphopterus lipernes
Body long and cylindrical with two dorsal fins. Yellow-gold to translucent, with iridescent blue markings on the snout and upper part of the eye, alternating yellow and narrow blue lines extending from the eye onto the anterior body. Second spine of spinous dorsal fin of males noticeably longer than the other spines. Size up to 3 cm. The other little ones around are masked/glass gobies - Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus, similar in size and transparent with orange middle line and white blotches extending to the eye. They lives in coral heads down to 13 m depth. The peppermint is usually solitary, but sometimes swims close to the reef in small groups. Often perch on coral heads.
Buddy's Reef, Bonaire.
Spotted on Sep 10, 2017
Submitted on Dec 13, 2017
6 Comments
Thank you :-)
What a beautiful scene.
Lovely spotting Marta. Thanks.
Beautiful shot!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Beautiful image Marta!