''Pascua caudilinea'', the Pascua goby, is a species of
goby
Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. Traditionally most of the species called gobies have b ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...
to the waters around
Easter Island
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its ne ...
. It has only been recorded from tide pools down to a depth of . This species can reach a length of
SL (standard length).
References
* Randall, J. E. (2005):
''Pascua caudilinea'', a New Genus and Species of Gobiid Fish (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Easter Island. ''Zoological Studies, 44 (1): 19-25''
Gobiidae
Fish described in 2005
Fauna of Easter Island
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