A new species of Trimma goby has been described from the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea. Named the Rift Pygmygoby, Trimma nubarum was formerly identified as Trimma taylori, only closer inspection by Winterbottom, Bogorodsky, and Alpermann revealed that…
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Tomiyamichthys elliotensis is a new species of shrimpgoby from the Great Barrier Reef
A new species of symbiotic shrimpgoby has been described from one of the southernmost reefs of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Named the Lady Elliot Shrimp Goby, Tomiyamichthys elliotensis is the nineteenth species of Tomiyamichthys and it was found in a…
Eviota atauroensis is a New Species of Dwarfgoby from Timor-Leste
A tiny new species of dwarfgoby has been described from Berau Bay, Atauro Island, Timor Leste. Named the Atauro Dwarfgoby, Eviota atauroensis is just half an inch long and was collected from the upper surfaces of Porites coral bommies situated…
Two New Species of Gobies Described from the Deep Reefs of the Caribbean
Two new species of cryptobenthic gobies have been described following their collection in Roatan, Honduras in 2018. Named Varicus prometheus and Varicus roatensis, the two new species were collected using a submersible, and make up the 11th and 12th species…
Meet Iniistius bakunawa, the wrasse that devoured the Moon
New species can be discovered through a multitude of avenues, from thrilling expeditions in faraway places to the loud hustle and bustle of wet markets, or even the quiet halls of museum collections. More often than not, careful examination of…
Heterodontus marshallae is a New Species of Hornshark from Northern Australia
A new species of Hornshark has been hiding in plain sight off the coast of northwestern Australia. Named the Painted hornshark, Heterodontus marshallae, was previously considered to be an Australian population of the Zebra bullhead shark, Heterodontus zebra, but it…
Megasiphon thylakos is a new species of Tunicate from 500 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered the fossil of a 500 million-year-old tunicate in the Marjum Formation of Utah. Named Megasiphon thylakos after its two large, prominent siphons and sack-like body, the discovery is important because tunicates have a poor fossil record (due…
Eviota taeiae is a New Species of dwarfgoby from Samoa
A new species of dwarfgoby has been described from Nuusafee Island, Samoa. Named Taei’s Dwarfgoby, Eviota taeiae, it becomes the fourth species of the Eviota guttata species complex and takes the total number of valid Eviota species up to 129.…
Trimma longispinum is a New Species of Pygmygoby from the Northwestern Tropical Pacific
A new species of Trimma goby has been described from Tabuaeran and Kirimati Atolls, Kiribati. The Long-Spined Pygmygoby, Trimma longispinum, is a tiny goby just one inch long or smaller (24.8mm Holotype,) and was collected from a coral reef near…
Alpheus octocellatus is a New Species of Pistol Shrimp from the Maldives
A new species of snapping shrimp has been described based on two specimens collected in the Maldives. Alpheus octocellatus appears to be morphologically most similar to Alpheus edwardsii, pareuchirus and leptochirus so the paper’s authors have placed it in the…