A review of the Callogobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea with the description of a new species.
Five species of Callogobius Bleeker have been previously reported from the Red Sea: C. amikami Goren, Miroz & Baranes, C. clarki (Goren), C. dori Goren, C. flavobrunneus (Smith), and C. maculipinnis (Fowler). Records of C. bifasciatus (Smith) in the Red Sea are referable to C. clarki. Callogobius amikami has been previously known only from a single specimen, the holotype from the Red Sea, and two photographs, a live juvenile from Oman and a live specimen at an aquarium at Coral World, Eilat. We obtained a possible additional juvenile from the Red Sea, although we are unable to definitively determine its identity. Red Sea specimens previously identified as C. maculipinnis [or C. irrasus (Smith)] represent a new species, distinguished from the latter by normally having four sets of transverse mandibular rows on each side (rather than three); this species is described here as Callogobius pilosimentum sp. nov. Four specimens of an additional, undescribed species of Callogobius, C. sp. A, have been collected from the Red Sea, but we withhold a formal description because this species is currently under study by colleagues. Callogobius sclateri (Steindachner), previously known from the Indo-West Pacific, is reported from the Red Sea for the first time. A key to all seven species is provided. Each species is photographed, habitat is described and a brief description with detailed comparisons is provided. The new species and C. clarki are endemic to the Red Sea.
Department of Biological Sciences, 212B Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB, R3T 2N2 Canada.; Email: naomi.delventhal@gmail.com.
Naomi R
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Delventhal
Department of Biological Sciences, 212B Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB, R3T 2N2 Canada. The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave., Winnipeg MB, R3B 0N2 Canada.; Email: rmooi@manitobamuseum.ca.
Randall D
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Mooi
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325 Frankfurt a.M., Germany Station of Naturalists, Omsk, Russia.; Email: ic187196@yandex.ru.
Sergey V
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Bogorodsky
Marine Biology Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Email: unknown.
Ahmad O
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Mal
D000818:Animals; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D019156:Indian Ocean; D008297:Male; D010473:Perciformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity