Kunto Wibowo, Tonisman Harefa, Daniel Frikli Mokodongan, Agus Priyadi & Teguh Peristiwady

Abstract. The new species of coral-associated goby Gobiodon limmoni is described from nine specimens collected off the Moluccas Islands, Indonesia. The new species is readily distinguishable from all congeners by the following combination of characters: dorsal-fin rays VI-I/10; anal-fin rays I/8; pectoral-fin rays 17‒19 (mode 18); head and body without scales; gill opening large, extending ventrally to level with lowermost pectoral-fin base; groove between isthmus and interopercle absent; post-symphysial canine teeth present; prepelvic-fin length 30.6–34.5% of SL; body depth at the pelvic- and anal-fin origins 29.9–34.0% of SL and 23.0–26.8% of SL, respectively; ground colour of head and body greenish-brown to greenish-grey, with interconnected, vertically-oblique irregular reddish-orange spots and vermiculate bars on cheek and opercular regions; no distinct dusky spot on posterodorsal tip of gill opening.

Key words. Ambon Island, Ceram Island, colouration, Gobiinae, morphology, taxonomy

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