''Buenia'' is a
genus of
gobies native to the eastern
Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea. The name of the genus and the common name of the
type species honour
Fernando de Buen y Lozano
Fernando de Buen y Lozano (10 October 1895 – 6 May 1962) was a Spanish ichthyologist and oceanographer. He lived in Mexico, Uruguay, and Chile. In Uruguay, he was the director of the Department of Science at the Oceanography and Fisheries Servic ...
(1895-1962), the
Spanish oceanographer and
marine biologist.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Buenia affinis''
Iljin, 1930 (de Buen's goby)
* ''
Buenia jeffreysii
The Jeffrey's goby (''Buenia jeffreysii'') is a species of goby fish.
Description
It maximum length is . It has 5–6 dorsal spines and 8–10 dorsal soft rays; 1 anal spine and 7–8 anal soft rays; and 30 vertebrae. The male can be disting ...
''
( Günther, 1867) (Jeffrey's goby)
* ''
Buenia massutii''
Kovačić, Ordines & Schliewen, 2017
References
Gobiidae
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