Stenogobius (Insularigobius) keletaona, a new species of freshwater goby from Futuna Island (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

Keith P., Marquet G.

Published date: June 2006
Volume: 30
Number: 2
Pagination: 139-143
Publisher: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2006-302-006
Abstract

Stenogobius (Insularigobius) keletaona, n. sp., a freshwater goby, is described on the basis of six specimens (4 males, 2 females) collected from streams on the island of Futuna, situated in the South Pacific between Samoa and Fiji. It differs from other species belonging to the subgenus Insularigobius by a combination of characters including the absence of a short transverse row of sensory papillae in the lower part of the preopercular, the number of scales in lateral series (48-52), the length of the second dorsal, caudal and anal fin in male, the preanal length in male, and the jaw length in female.

Keywords: freshwater - Futuna Island - Gobiidae - ISE - New species - Stenogobius keletaona
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