orangebelly goby

Varicus marilynae

Data Deficient Fish of Western Central Atlantic

Orange
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Small
Tropical fish

The orangebelly goby (Varicus marilynae) is a species of fish described by Gilmore in 1979. It is known only from a pair of specimens collected from the eastern and western sides of the Florida Peninsula.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Varicus
Maximum length: 2.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: continental waters off the east and west coasts of Florida.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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