Coryphopterus kuna
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Coryphopterus |
| Species: | C. kuna
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| Coryphopterus kuna Victor, 2007
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Coryphopterus kuna, the Kuna goby, is a species of goby found in the western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Panama and Mexico.[2]
Description
[edit]This species reaches a length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named for the Kuna indigenous people of the Kuna Yala, which is the region of Atlantic Panama in which the holotype was collected, and in recognition of their help with marine biological research.
References
[edit]- ^ Pezold, F., van Tassell, J., Aiken, K.A., Tornabene, L. & Bouchereau, J.-L. (2015). "Coryphopterus kuna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T185953A1793926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T185953A1793926.en. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Victor, B.C., 2007. Coryphopterus kuna, a new goby (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Caribbean, with the identification of the late larval stage and an estimate of the pelagic larval duration. Zootaxa 1526:51-61.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coryphopterus kuna". FishBase. June 2013 version.
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