| Promethean goby | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Varicus |
| Species: | V. prometheus |
| Binomial name | |
| Varicus prometheus Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizábal & Tornabene 2023 | |
The promethean goby (Varicus prometheus) is a mesophotic species of reef goby native to the Caribbean Sea, more specifically Half Moon Bay, Roatan, which is its type locality. The first specimen of the species was a female collected among a small group of algae of the genus Halimeda.
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