''Coryphopterus kuna'', commonly known as the Kuna goby, is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
goby
The Gobioidei are a suborder of percomorph fish. Many of these fishes are called gobies. It is by far the largest and most diverse order within the order Gobiiformes, and one of the most diverse groups of ray-finned fish in general.
The subord ...
found in the western Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Panama and Mexico.
Description
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The fish is named after the Kuna indigenous people of Kuna Yala, the region of Atlantic Panama where the holotype was collected, and in recognition of their assistance with marine biological research.
References
Gobiidae
Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
Fish described in 2007
Taxa named by Benjamin C. Victor
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