Gobiid fishes from the Cape Verde Islands, including two new species of Gobius (Teleostei : Gobioidei)

Ten species of gobiid fishes (Teleostei: Gobioidei) now listed from the Cap e Verde islands fall into several zoogeographical categories, including tro pical West African Bathygobius casamancus, Mauligobius nigri, Porogobius sc hlegelii (unconfirmed) and Vanneaugobius canariensis, tropical amphiatlanti c B. soporator and Gnatholepis thompsoni, and Canarian Didogobius kochi. Tw o new species of the eastern Atlantic, predominantly temperate genus Gobius are described: G. ateriformis sp. nov. and G. tetrophthalmus sp. nov., kno wn so far only from the Cape Verdes, but reported occurrence of the congene ric Atlantic-Mediterranean G. paganellus has not been confirmed. The patter n of free neuromast organs (sensory papillae) of the head lateral-line syst em in Mauligobius nigri and the habitat of this species are described for t he first time and its distribution further discussed. Diversity of gobies a nd other inshore fishes at the Cape Verdes is briefly indicated.