The Grumpy dwarfgoby, a new species of Sueviota (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Red Sea Author Nunes Peinemann, Viktor 0000-0002-7060-397X Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia Author Pombo-Ayora, Lucía 0000-0003-0316-0280 Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia Author Tornabene, Luke 0000-0002-0673-2320 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, 1122 NE Boat Street, Seattle, Washington, 98105, USA Author Berumen, Michael L. 0000-0003-2463-2742 Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia text ZooKeys 2024 2024-09-12 1212 17 28 journal article 303026 10.3897/zookeys.1212.121135 71b30ce9-7920-4054-b011-d9bc5ebd75c3 PMC11413506 39309170 D9707561-36E3-4A00-9050-5988E42011BD

Table 1. Comparison of diagnostic morphological characters for species of Sueviota.

Species	Cephalic sensory pores	Elongate dorsal spines	Dorsal rays	Anal rays	Pectoral rays	Lateral scales	Pectoral fin	Pelvic rays 1–4	5 th pelvic ray	5 th pelvic ray length	Basal pelvic membrane	Pelvic frenum
* single interporbital pore, unclear as to whether it represents AITO or PITO; ** description says unbranched but photos of holoptype show branching.
Sueviota aprica	NA, AITO, PITO, AOT	yes	10	8 to 9	17–19	26–27	branched	branched	branched	half of 4 th	partial	no
Sueviota atrinasa	NA, AITO, PITO, AOT, SOT	yes	9	7 to 8	17	24	branched	branched	branched	subequal to 4 th	no	?
Sueviota bryozophila	POP, ITO *, SOT, AOT	no	8 to 9	7 to 8	16	24–25	unbranched	unbranched	branched	equal to 4 th	yes	no
Sueviota lachneri	POP, NA, AITO, PITO, AOT, SOT	sometimes	9	8	16–18	25–26	branched	branched	branched	subequal to 4 th	yes	no
Sueviota larsonae	POP, NA, AITO, PITO, AOT, SOT	yes	9	7 to 8	17–19	21–24	branched	branched	branched	subequal to 4 th	yes	yes
Sueviota minersorum	POP, NA, AITO, PITO, AOT, SOT	yes	9	8	16–17 (17–18 in abstract)	27–28	branched **	branched	branched	subequal to 4 th	yes	no
Sueviota pyrios	POP, NA, AITO, PITO, AOT, SOT	yes	8	8	16	25	unbranched	branched	branched	subequal to 4 th	no	no
Sueviota tubicola	POP, NA, AITO, PITO, AOT, SOT	yes	9	8	19	26	branched	branched	branched	equal to 4 th	yes	yes
Sueviota aethon sp. nov.	none	no	8 to 9	7 to 8	14–16	24–25	branched	branched	unbranched or branched	77 % to 88 % of 4 th	yes	no