Lipogrammaidabeliis a gorgeous and unexpected new species of basslet recently described from Honduras. Like similar species ofLipogramma,L. Idabelliwas collected at the abyssal depths of 125 to 150 meters, or between 410 to 492 feet deep.
Lipogrammaidabeliis quite a small fish growing to just barely an inch long at 26 mm total length but what it lacks in size it makes up for in color. TheLipogrammabasslets have interesting sometimes muted coloration butLipogrammaidabeliis blessed with beautiful blue and gold coloration.
The body of the Idabel basslet is mostly yellow with translucent fins and a bright patch of irridescent blue on the head and nape. The eyes are bright blue and there is a well defined black ocellus in the middle of the blue patch, with a more subtle smaller one at the base of the posterior dorsal fin.
The newly discoveredLipogrammaidabeliis described byTornabene, Robertson & Baldwin并将该属中描述的物种的总数达到13few inductees toLipogrammaearlier this year. Below you can see a video clip of the first collection ofLipogrammaidabeli.
