Lentipes kijimuna goby
Male Lentipes kijimuna, another goby described by Dr. Maeda as a new species in 2021, named after the kijimuna, which are fiery-haired Okinawan forest fairies inhabiting the islands’ banyan trees. Like this mythological creature, the elusive goby has a distinctive red color and hides out in forest streams.
Date:
24 January 2026
Credit:
Ken Maeda
Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
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