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Published May 18, 2018 | Version v1
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Cryptocentrus nanus, a new species of dwarf shrimpgoby from Fiji (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

  • 1. Research Associate, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4503, USA
  • 2. Department of Aquatic Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, Perth, Western Australia 6986

Description

A new species of alpheid-shrimp-associated goby is described from Fiji based on 9 specimens, 17.2–23.4 mm SL. Diagnostic features include an exceptionally small size at maturity, a uniform black color, possession of vomerine teeth, a rounded caudal fin, 65–81 scales in the longitudinal series, 0–15 predorsal scales, body depth at pelvic-fin origin 4.4–5.2 in SL, snout length 4.4–8.4 in HL, and caudal-peduncle depth 3.3–3.8 in HL.
 

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