Coryphopterus kuna
Coryphopterus kuna, the Kuna goby, is a species of goby found in the Western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Panama and Mexico.[1]
| Coryphopterus kuna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Coryphopterus |
| Species: | C. kuna |
| Binomial name | |
| Coryphopterus kuna Victor, 2007 | |
This species reaches a length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named for the Kuna indigenous people of the Kuna Yala, which is the region of Atlantic Panama in which the holotype was collected, and in recognition of their help with marine biological research.
References
- Victor, B.C., 2007. Coryphopterus kuna, a new goby (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Caribbean, with the identification of the late larval stage and an estimate of the pelagic larval duration. Zootaxa 1526:51-61.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Coryphopterus kuna" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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