Common Name
Panamanian Greenbanded Goby
Year Described
Victor, 2010
Identification
Dorsal Fin: VII, 11-12
Anal Fin: 9-10
Pectoral Fin: 19-21
Caudal Fin: 15 (branched), 6-8 unbranched on top and bottom
Pelvic fins fully united into circular disk. Body scaleless.
Color
Head pale yellowish, becoming abruptly dark green posterior to the pectoral base with 16-23 pale green bars. Head with a single bright red stripe from snout to opercular edge that becomes bright orange posteriorly. Fins yellowish with clear membranes.
Size
Individuals range from 15.7-23mm SL.
Habitat
Shallow rocky areas of pitted limestone. Usually associated with sea urchins.
Range
Known only from the coast of Panama
References
Victor, B. C. 2010. The redcheek paradox: the mismatch between genetic and phenotypic divergence among deeply-divided mtDNA lineages in a coral-reef goby, with the description of two new cryptic species from the Caribbean Sea. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation v. 3: 1-15.
Other Notes
Despite the color pattern difference between this species and T. rubrigenis, the mtDNA divergence between them is much less (3.3%) than the divergence between T. panamensis and T. multifasciatus (11.3%). This shows color pattern is not a reliable indicator of relationship in this clade (Victor, 2010).