White-spotted Pygmy Goby (species: Eviota zebrina) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Eviota zebrina
White-spotted Pygmy Goby


©Renato Morais: Eviota zebrina between Granite Bluff and Turtle Beach, Lizard Island.

©Renato Morais: Eviota zebrina between Granite Bluff and Turtle Beach, Lizard Island.

©Jacob Mojiwat: White-spotted Pygmy Goby (Eviota zebrina)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiidae
Genus Eviota
Species Eviota zebrina

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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

Large white spots on brown belly; a dark spot on tail peduncle.

Size

  • Up to 2.4 cm (length according to Allen and Erdmann, 2012)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
  • Michiels, N.K., N. Anthes, N.S. Hart, J. Herler, A.J. Meixner, F. Schleifenbaum, G. Schulte, U.E. Siebeck, D. Sprenger and M.F. Wucherer (2008). Red fluorescence in reef fish; a novel signalling mechanism? BMC Ecology, 8: 16-29. LIRS catalog number 1179.