Varicus veliguttatus explained

Varicus veliguttatus, also known as the spotted-sail goby, is a species of fish in the genus Varicus.

Description

The spotted-sail goby has a short and robust body and has a head that has 3 to 4 narrow yellow wide-interspaced cross-bars. The head and body are translucent white in color. It has a known max length of .^[1]

Distribution

The species is known to be endemic to San Salvador, Bahamas, Curaçao and Tobago.^[2]

Etymology

The genus name, Varicus, comes from the Latin varix which means dilated vein.^[3] The species name comes from the Latin words 'veli-' (sail) and '-guttatus' (speckled or spotted), which is in reference to the species' first dorsal fin which has scattered black markings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shorefishes - The Fishes - Species . 2024-07-21 . biogeodb.stri.si.edu.
2. Tornabene, Van Tassell, Gilmore, Robertson, Young, Baldwin . Luke, James L., Richard G., David Ross, Forrest, Carole C. . August 2016 . Molecular phylogeny, analysis of character evolution, and submersible collections enable a new classification of a diverse group of gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Nes subgroup), including nine new species and four new genera . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 177 . 4 . 764–812 . 10.1111/zoj.12394 . Oxford Academic.
3. Romero, P., 2002. An etymological dictionary of taxonomy. Madrid, unpublished.