Buenia Explained

Buenia is a genus of gobies native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus and the common name of the type species honour Fernando de Buen y Lozano (1895-1962), the Spanish oceanographer and marine biologist.^[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

• Buenia affinis Iljin, 1930 (de Buen's goby)
• Buenia jeffreysii (Günther, 1867) (Jeffrey's goby)
• Buenia massutii Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (a-c) . 19 August 2018 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 29 May 2018.