Varicus

Varicus
Varicus lacerta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Gobiidae
Genus:	Varicus C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961
Type species
Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961

Varicus is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

The genus was recently reexamined, and several new species were described and added to the group in 2016.^[2]

Species include:^[2]

• Varicus adamsi Gilmore, Van Tassell & Tornabene 2016 (twilight goby)
• Varicus benthonis (Ginsburg, 1953)
• Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961
• Varicus cephalocellatus Gilmore, Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2016 (ocellated splitfin goby)
• Varicus decorum Van Tassell, Baldwin & Tornabene, 2016 (decorated splitfin goby)
• Varicus lacerta Tornabene, Robertson & Baldwin, 2016^[3] (Godzilla goby)
• Varicus marilynae Gilmore, 1979 (Orangebelly goby)
• Varicus nigritus Gilmore, Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2016 (banded splitfin goby)
• Varicus prometheus Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizábal & Tornabene, 2023 (Promethean goby)^[4]
• Varicus roatanensis Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizábal & Tornabene, 2023 (Roatan goby)^[4]
• Varicus veliguttatus Van Tassell, Baldwin & Gilmore, 2016 (spotted-sail goby)
• Varicus vespa (Hastings & Bortone, 1981)

The whiteband goby (Paedovaricus imswe) was formerly known as Varicus imswe.^[2] This genus is closely related to genus Chriolepis, and now contains some species formerly included there.^[2]