Varicus
| Varicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Varicus C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961 |
| Type species | |
| Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961 | |
Varicus is a genus of gobies native to the western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961
- Varicus imswe D. W. Greenfield, 1981 (Whiteband goby)
- Varicus lacerta Tornabene L, Robertson DR, Baldwin CC (2016) [2] (Godzilla goby)
- Varicus marilynae Gilmore, 1979 (Orangebelly goby)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Varicus in FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ↑ The Godzilla goby is the latest new species discovered by the Smithsonian DROP project
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