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


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