Scientific Name
Eviota nigrispina
Common Name
Blackspine pygmygoby
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 7;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8;
Anal
spines: 1;
Anal
soft rays: 7. This species has an 8/7 dorsal/anal formula; unbranched pectoral-fin rays; when alive or fresh, there is a distinct black stripe along the backbone and when preserved, with a strong black pigment along scale pockets on the ventral half of the sides (Ref. 85481).