Lentipes armatus and Lentipes kijimuna male gobies

(Left) A male of Lentipes armatus, which, until now, was the only known Lentipes species in Japan. (Right) A male of the new species, Lentipes kijimuna, observed in a stream in Okinawa, Japan.

(Left) A male of Lentipes armatus, which was previously the only known Lentipes species in Japan. (Right) A male of the new species, Lentipes kijimuna, observed in a stream in Okinawa, Japan. The species was described in a new study by Dr. Ken Maeda, a staff scientist in the Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit.

Date:
05 October 2021
Credit:
Photos by Ken Maeda
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