Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii
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In 1973, Dr. Randall collected an unknown partner goby on muddy sand at a depth of 54 meters at the stern of the wreck of a Japanese transport ship in Guadalcanal, the main island of the Solomon Islands, Oceania.
Further depth data could not be provided, so it is hardly possible to give an exact temperature.
The color characteristics of the goby include a dark longitudinal stripe that extends centrally along the side of the head and body from the eye to the base of the caudal fin.
The body is crossed by a broad gray stripe that is slightly wider than the eye, located in the middle of the body and extending from the first three elements of the second dorsal fin to the anus and the genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
The ventral side of the body below the dark longitudinal stripe is white.
The edges of the first four spines of the first dorsal fin are yellow, with yellowish spots running along the base of the fin.
The entire second dorsal fin is covered with large diffuse yellow spots.
Distinct narrow yellow lines are visible on the postorbital side of the head, and the rear end of the upper jaw is yellow.
Similar species: Myersina yangii (Chen, 1960)
Etymology.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “balteatus,” which means “with a shoulder strap or sash,” and refers to the dark band around the middle of the body.
Further depth data could not be provided, so it is hardly possible to give an exact temperature.
The color characteristics of the goby include a dark longitudinal stripe that extends centrally along the side of the head and body from the eye to the base of the caudal fin.
The body is crossed by a broad gray stripe that is slightly wider than the eye, located in the middle of the body and extending from the first three elements of the second dorsal fin to the anus and the genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
The ventral side of the body below the dark longitudinal stripe is white.
The edges of the first four spines of the first dorsal fin are yellow, with yellowish spots running along the base of the fin.
The entire second dorsal fin is covered with large diffuse yellow spots.
Distinct narrow yellow lines are visible on the postorbital side of the head, and the rear end of the upper jaw is yellow.
Similar species: Myersina yangii (Chen, 1960)
Etymology.
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “balteatus,” which means “with a shoulder strap or sash,” and refers to the dark band around the middle of the body.
