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Published: 2009-02-27
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Barbulifer enigmaticus, a new seven-spined goby (Pisces: Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the southwestern Atlantic

Departamento de Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brasil
Biology Department, 114 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
Departamento de Ecologia e Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514, Goiabeiras, 29075-910, Vitória, ES, Brasil
Fish Gobiosoma Barbulifer Gobiosomatini Brazil rockpools new species intertidal reef

Abstract

A new Barbulifer species is described from 26 specimens. Barbulifer enigmaticus differs from its congeners by the following combination of characters: body completely lacks scales, including modified basicaudal scales. Cephalic pore pattern generally B'FH' + M'O' in juveniles and B'FH' + M'NO' in adults. No median barbel on snout. A single short barbel on each side of head, flattened, flexible, and located between the eye and the upper jaw, directly below the anterior nostril. A single median pair of short barbels on chin. D1 VII, D2 13(12–13), A 11(10–11), P 19(18–20). To 24 mm SL (29 mm TL). The species is found in very shallow reef areas from Espírito Santo to São Paulo, southeastern Brazil.

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