| Varicus veliguttatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Varicus |
| Species: | V. veliguttatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Varicus veliguttatus Van Tassell, Baldwin & Gilmore, 2016 | |
Varicus veliguttatus, also known as the spotted-sail goby, is a species of fish in the genus Varicus .
The spotted-sail goby has a short and robust body and has a head that has 3 to 4 narrow yellow wide-interspaced cross-bars. The head and body are translucent white in color. It has a known max length of 5.5 cm (2.2 in). [1]
The species is known to be endemic to San Salvador, Bahamas, Curaçao and Tobago. [2]
The genus name, Varicus, comes from the Latin varix which means dilated vein. [3] The species name comes from the Latin words 'veli-' (sail) and '-guttatus' (speckled or spotted), which is in reference to the species' first dorsal fin which has scattered black markings. [2]
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