Coryphopterus kuna explained

Coryphopterus kuna, the Kuna goby, is a species of goby found in the western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Panama and Mexico.^[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 1.7cm (00.7inches).

Etymology

The fish is named for the Kuna indigenous people of the Kuna Yala, which is the region of Atlantic Panama in which the holotype was collected, and in recognition of their help with marine biological research.

Notes and References

1. Victor, B.C., 2007. Coryphopterus kuna, a new goby (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Caribbean, with the identification of the late larval stage and an estimate of the pelagic larval duration. Zootaxa 1526:51-61.