orangebelly goby
Varicus marilynae Gilmore, 1979
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The orangebelly goby (Varicus marilynae) is a species of fish described by Gilmore in 1979. It is known only from a pair of specimens collected from the eastern and western sides of the Florida Peninsula.
Wikipedia contributors, Orangebelly goby; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:00:54.850092+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Varicus marilynae Gilmore, 1979
- Name authority
- Gilmore, 1979
- Common name
- orangebelly goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Varicus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusVaricus Robins & Böhlke, 1961
- speciesVaricus marilynae Gilmore, 1979
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Varicus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Varicus bucca Robins & Böhlke, 1961 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varicus decorum Van Tassell, Baldwin & Tornabene in Tornabene, Van Tassell, Gilmore, Robertson, Young & Baldwin, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varicus veliguttatus Van Tassell, Baldwin & Gilmore in Tornabene, Van Tassell, Gilmore, Robertson, Young & Baldwin, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varicus nigritus Gilmore, Van Tassell & Baldwin in Tornabene, Van Tassell, Gilmore, Robertson, Young & Baldwin, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Varicus lacerta Tornabene, Robertson & Baldwin, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gilmore, R. G. (1979). Varicus marilynae, a new gobiid fish from Florida. Copeia 1979(1):126-128. https://doi.org/10.2307/1443738 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7FHNH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.