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Etymology: Varicus: Latin, varix = dilated vein (Ref. 45335); prometheus: Named for Greek god Prometheus; a patronym (Ref. 129296).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
সামুদ্রিক রীফ সংশ্লিষ্ট; গভীরতার পরিসীমা 247 - ? m (Ref. 129296). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Honduras.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
সনাক্তকারী নির্দেশক | বহিঃ অঙ্গ সংস্থান | মরফোমেট্রিক্স
পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 8; কশেরুকা : 27. This species is distinguished by: D2 I,9; A I,8; P 17; scales absent except for two modified basicaudal scales; pelvic rays 1-4 unbranched without fleshy tips; one anal-fin pterygiophore inserted anterior to first haemal spine. Colouration: head with portion of bright yellow pigment lightly speckled with small brown melanophores across upper jaw and snout; body with 4 incomplete brown saddles on pale to bright yellow background; pelvic and pectoral fins white to pale yellow in life; dorsal, anal and caudal fins pale to bright yellow (Ref. 129296).
A deep-reef goby collected from rariphotic depth ca. 247 m, found on sand with Halimeda rubble (Ref. 129296).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | প্রজনন | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | শুককীট
Fuentes, K.M., C.C. Baldwin, D.R. Robertson, C.C. Lardizabal and L. Tornabene, 2023. Two new species of Varicus from Caribbean deep reefs, with comments on the related genus Pinnichthys (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini, Nes subgroup). Zookeys 1180:159-180. (Ref. 129296)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
স্থিতিস্থাপক (Ref.
120179): উচ্চ, সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ১৫ মাস (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).