Varicus
Varicus is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
The genus was recently reexamined, and several new species were described and added to the group in 2016.
Species include:Varicus adamsi Gilmore, Van Tassell & Tornabene 2016 Varicus benthonis Varicus bucca C. R. Robins & J. E. Böhlke, 1961Varicus cephalocellatus Gilmore, Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2016 Varicus decorum Van Tassell, Baldwin & Tornabene, 2016 Varicus lacerta Tornabene, Robertson & Baldwin, 2016 Varicus marilynae Gilmore, 1979 Varicus nigritus Gilmore, Van Tassell & Baldwin, 2016 Varicus prometheus Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizábal & Tornabene, 2023 Varicus roatanensis Fuentes, Baldwin, Robertson, Lardizábal & Tornabene, 2023 Varicus veliguttatus Van Tassell, Baldwin & Gilmore, 2016 Varicus vespa
The whiteband goby was formerly known as Varicus imswe. This genus is closely related to genus Chriolepis, and now contains some species formerly included there.