The Grumpy dwarfgoby, a new species of Sueviota (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Red Sea

By

Nunes Peinemann, Viktor
Pombo-Ayora, Lucía
Tornabene, Luke
Berumen, Michael L.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1212

Pages

17--28

Subjects

Biodiversity , coral reef fish , Gobiidae , identification key , new species , Red Sea , Sueviota , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1212.121135

 

Abstract

A new gobiid species is described from ten specimens, 9.2 – 16.7 mm SL, collected from the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. The new species is most similar to Sueviota pyrios from the Gulf of Aqaba in the northern Red Sea. It differs from S. pyrios by having no large red spots on the dorsal and caudal fin elements, no elongate spines in the first dorsal fin, a shorter pelvic fin that does not reach the anus, branched pectoral fin rays, and a projecting lower jaw. The new species is further distinguished from all its congeners by a complete lack of cephalic sensory canals and pores. Specimens were found in small caves and overhangs at depths between 10 and 53 meters.