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Gobius xoriguer Iglésias, Vukić & Šanda, 2021 Kestrel goby |
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photo by
Girard, P. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.35 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 51 - 104 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Mediterranean: Balearic Islands, Spain; Corsica, France; Gulf of Lion, France. Known only from these 3 localities (as of 2021). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 13-13. This species is distingushed by the follwoing set of characters: large eyes, ~27-28% of head length; (2) anterior nostril with a small triangular process; (3) 14 soft rays on D2, 13 soft rays on A; (4) enlarged first dorsal fin rays (adult males), with third D1 spine the longest, 23-27% SL; (5) uppermost P fin rays not free from membrane; (6) long V-shape pelvic fins, ~19% of standard length; (7) 50-51 scales on LL; (8) head oculoscapular canal with pores ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?1, ?2, and preopercular canal with pores ?, ?, ? present; (9) row x1 ending anteriorly behind pore ?; (10) a groove section between pore ? and ?1 connecting the anterior and the posterior oculoscapular canals; (11) suborbital row d discontinuous with large gap below suborbital rows 3 and 4; (12) rows o separated; (13) seven enlarged orange blotches on body side; (14) white dots on cheek and opercle on an orange background. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||