''Speleogobius llorisi'', Llori's grotto goby, is a species of
ray-finned fish, a
true goby
True gobies were a subfamily, the Gobiinae, of the goby family Gobiidae, although the 5th edition of the ''Fishes of the World'' does not subdivide the Gobiidae into subfamilies. They are found in all oceans and a few rivers and lakes, but most ...
from the
family Gobiidae. It was
described in 2016 from specimens collected in the western
Mediterranean Sea.
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
Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral surface of fish. The paired pelvic fins are homologous to the hindlimbs of tetrapods.
Structure and function Structure
In actinopterygians, the pelvic fin consists of two en ...
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
The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding.
Anatomy
The opercular series contains four bon ...
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.
Distribution
''Speleogobius llorisi'' was described from specimens collected off the south west coast of the
Balearic island of
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
in the western Mediterranean.
[ Abstract] It has since been found in the eastern
Aegean Sea off Turkey.
Habitat and biology
The feeding and reproductive habits of ''Speleogobius llorisi'' are unknown. It was collected from depths between among beds of red algae dominated by species in the family
Peyssonneliaceae
Peyssonneliales is a monotypic order of red algae belonging to the class Florideophyceae and the subclass Rhodymeniophycidae. It contains only 1 known family, Peyssonneliaceae .
The type species is ''Peyssonnelia''
History
Genera ''Peyssonne ...
, in areas sheltered from significant currents.
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Name
The specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
honours the ichthyologist
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...
Domenec Lloris of the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona, in recognition of his “outstanding” contribution to the science of ichthyology.
References
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llorisi
Fish described in 2016