The promethean goby (Varicus prometheus)[1] is a mesophotic species of reef goby native to the Caribbean Sea, more specifically Half Moon Bay, Roatan, which is its type locality.[2][3] The first specimen of the species was a female collected among a small group of algae of the genus Halimeda.[4]
| Promethean goby | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Varicus |
| Species: | V. prometheus
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| Binomial name | |
| Varicus prometheus Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizábal & Tornabene 2023
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References
edit- ^ Gay, Jeremy (25 September 2023). "Two New Species of Gobies Described from the Deep Reefs of the Caribbean". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "CAS – Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "FAMILY Details for Gobiidae – Gobies". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Fuentes, Katlyn M.; Baldwin, Carole C.; Robertson, D. Ross; Lardizábal, Claudia C.; Tornabene, Luke (20 September 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. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1180..159F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1180.107551. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10534247. PMID 37780890.
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