Pascua caudilinea

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name = "Pascua caudilinea"


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Gobiidae
genus = "Pascua"
genus_authority = Randall, 2005
species = "P. caudilinea"
binomial = "Pascua caudilinea"
binomial_authority = Randall, 2005

"Pascua caudilinea" is a species of goby. It has only been recorded from tide pools on Easter Island and is the only recorded member of the genus "Pascua" ("Pascua" is the Spanish word for "easter" and the island is known as "Isla de Pascua" in Spanish).

This is a small, narrow-bodied goby with a maximum length of 28 mm. It is pale pinkish brown in colour with numerous dark orange brown spots on its body. The two dorsal fins are connected and are heavily spotted brown. The caudal fin is small and rounded.

References

* [http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/44.1/19.pdf "Pascua caudilinea", a New Genus and Species of Gobiid Fish (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Easter Island John E. Randall]