Robinsichthys nigrimarginatus, Black-margined goby

Robinsichthys nigrimarginatus Tornabene, Manning, Robertson, Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2022

Black-margined goby
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: nigrimarginatus: Name from Latin adjectives 'niger' for glossy black, and 'marginatus' meaning bordered, referring to the black-margins on the dorsal and caudal fins.
Eponymy: Dr Charles Richard ‘Dick’ Robins (1928–2020) was an American systematic ichthyologist whom one etymology honoured as an ‘eelologist’; as well as a colleague, advisor and friend, for his contributions to the knowledge of fishes (including [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 229 m (Ref. 130191). Tropical

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Caribbean: southwest coast of Curaçao, Caribbean Netherlands.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130191)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: first dorsal-fin pterygiophore pattern 3-22111*0 (last pterygiophore lacking an associated dorsal-fin spine; D1 VI; vertebrae 11 + 17; with two modified basicaudal scales; no head pores; D2 I,9; A I,9; pelvic fins are completely united by membrane to form a round disc with well-developed anterior frenum; pectoral-fin rays 19 (Ref. 130191).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Specimens collected on open sand bottom at 229 m depth (Ref. 130191).

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Tornabene, L., R. Manning, D.R. Robertson, J.L. Van Tassell and C.C. Baldwin, 2022. A new lineage of deep-reef gobies from the Caribbean, including two new species and one new genus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc.197(2):322-343. (Ref. 130191)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2024

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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