Eviota pygmy goby species - 114°E HK Reef Fish

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Eviota pygmy goby species

Characteristics

Found in coral areas and adjacent sandy and rubble areas.
Evasive and easily alerted.
The genus, Eviota, contains some of the smallest species of gobies, as well as some of the shortest-living species among all known vertebrates.

Description

Body translucent with a light brownish and sometimes orange tone.
Numerous dark spots throughout the body.
Relatively small. Mostly observed in this project’s surveys to be about 3 - 4 cm in length.
Not to be confused with another genus of gobies, Bryaninops, which are also relatively small in size but differ in appearance and habitats.

Common Name: Eviota pygmy goby species

Family Common Name: Gobies

Family: Gobiidae

Scientific Name: Eviota spp.___

Genus: Eviota

Maximum Length: Not Applicable

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Eviota pygmy goby species