Speleogobius llorisi

Speleogobius llorisi, Llori's grotto goby, is a species of ray-finned fish, a true goby from the family Gobiidae. It was described in 2016 from specimens collected in the western Mediterranean Sea.

Speleogobius llorisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Speleogobius
Species:
S. llorisi
Binomial name
Speleogobius llorisi
Kovacic, Ordines & Schliewen, 2016

Description

Speleogobius llorisi has a relatively elongated body which is laterally compressed, and it has a narrow peduncle to the caudal fin. It has a long head which is slightly depressed, having a nearly horizontal nape, and a moderately long snout which is equal to or longer than the diameter of the eye. The head and body to the bases of the pectoral and pelvic fin are coloured orange red and the remainder of the body is whitish to nearly transparent. The nape is whitish pink and the underside of head and cheeks are orange red mottled with whitish markings. There are two melanophores on the chin as well as a transverse orange-red band. The opercle and area in front of the pelvic fin are orange red. There is a dark blotch on the caudal peduncle and there are three wide, transverse dark stripes in the back. The fins are mainly transparent.[1]

Distribution

Speleogobius llorisi was described from specimens collected off the south west coast of the Balearic island of Mallorca in the western Mediterraean.[2] It has since been found in the eastern Aegean Sea off Turkey.[3]

Habitat and biology

The feeding and reproductive habits of Speleogobius llorisi are unknown. It was collected from depths between 40–70 metres (130–230 ft) among beds of red algae dominated by species in the family Peyssonneliaceae, in areas sheltered from significant currents.[1][2]

Name

The specific name honours the ichthyologist Domenec Lloris of the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona, in recognition of his “outstanding” contribution to the science of ichthyology.[4]

References
  1. "Speleogobius llorisi Kovacic, Ordines & Schliewen, 2016". Robert A. Patzner. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. Marcelo Kovačić; Francesc Ordines; Ulrich K. Schliewen (2016). "A new species of Speleogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Western Mediterraenean Sea". Zootaxa. 4099 (3): 301–310. Abstract
  3. S. Engin; A. Ç. Oruç; D. Seyhan; E. Irmak (2017). "New records of Speleogobius trigloides Zander & Jelinek, 1976 and S. llorisi Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2016 (Osteichthyes:Gobiidae) in the Aegean Sea". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2017: 1–3.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order GOBIIFORMES: Family GOBIIDAE (r-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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