HomeFish encyclopediaRay-finned fishesPerch-like fishGobiesAfele's fringefin goby Afele's fringefin goby (Eviota afelei) Scientific name: Eviota afelei Jordan & Seale, 1906 The Afele's fringefin goby (Eviota afelei) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameEviota afeleiFamilyGobiidae (Gobies)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length1.8EnvironmentMarine; reef-associatedClimateTropicalDistributionPacific Ocean: Ashmore Reef (Timor Sea) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Wake Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessResilienceHigh, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026