FB-70286 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70286 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Garcialebias Garcialebias cheffei (Volcan, Barbosa, Robe & Lanés, 2021) Promethean goby Gobio prometeico 2023-09-21 2023-09-21 Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene0 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-27 00:00:00 2023-09-27 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70295 A deep-reef goby collected from rariphotic depth ca. 247 m, found on sand with Halimeda rubble (Ref. 129296). Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-28 00:00:00 2023-09-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70295 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). Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) FB-Morphology-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-28 00:00:00 2023-09-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70295 Analsoft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 27 Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) FB-Distribution-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-27 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70295 Western Central Atlantic: Honduras. Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) FB-TrophicStrategy-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-27 00:00:00 2023-09-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ prometheus Found in deep-reef slope ca. 247 m on sand with Halimeda rubble (Ref. 129296). Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) FB-Size-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-27 00:00:00 2023-09-27 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70295 3.05 cm SL (female) Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70295 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-09-27 00:00:00 2023-09-27 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70295 reef-associated; marine; depth range 247 - ? m (Ref. 129296) Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene 2023 Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296)