Eviota minuta Greenfield & Jewett, 2014 Minute dwarfgoby |
photo by
Jewett, S.L. |
Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
Max. size: | 1.27 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.29 cm SL (female) | |||
Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m | |||
Distribution: | Western Pacific: Philippines. | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This small species is distinguished by the following characters: males with concave, cup-shaped urogenital papilla with undulating margins; complete cephalic sensory-canal pore system (pattern I); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 8/8; posterior body with four broad, dark subcutaneous bars; radiating from lower eye are three broad, dark bars and another along posterior margin of preoperculum; nape with four dark, transverse bars and a series of dark spots along dorsal midline of body; ventral pectoral-fin base with a large, dark oblong spot and two more on dorsal portion either as two separate spots or fusing into a dark oblong spot angling anterodorsally (Ref. 97536). | |||
Biology: | ||||
IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |