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Varicus prometheus Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizabal & Tornabene, 2023 Promethean goby |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 3.05 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range - 247 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Honduras. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished by: D2 I,9; A I,8; P 17; scales absent except for two modified basicaudal scales; pelvic rays 1-4 unbranched without fleshy tips; one anal-fin pterygiophore inserted anterior to first haemal spine. Colouration: head with portion of bright yellow pigment lightly speckled with small brown melanophores across upper jaw and snout; body with 4 incomplete brown saddles on pale to bright yellow background; pelvic and pectoral fins white to pale yellow in life; dorsal, anal and caudal fins pale to bright yellow (Ref. 129296). | |||
| Biology: | A deep-reef goby collected from rariphotic depth ca. 247 m, found on sand with Halimeda rubble (Ref. 129296). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||