A new species of Gobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Northern Adriatic Sea
Gobius kolombatovici sp. nov. is described from eleven specimens collected at the eastern coast of the Island of Krk, in the northern Adriatic Sea. The new species is assigned to Gobius on the basis of agreement with the diagnostic features of the genus, but differs from other species most obviously by the possession of a prominent dark spot on the rear part of the first dorsal fin. Meristic values for the new species are D2 I/13-14, A I/13, P 17-19 and LL 52-57. The species was found on the open substrates, at depths of 22-38 m.