Barred pygmy goby (Eviota fasciola)

Scientific name: Eviota fasciola Karnella & Lachner, 1981

The Barred pygmy goby (Eviota fasciola) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Ryukyu Islands, Kiribati, Great Barrier Reef, and throughout Micronesia. Recently recorded from Tonga.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 26 - 27. Base of pectoral fin with large dark kidney-shaped to semicircular mark; intensity of pectoral mark greater than that of trunk bars; head (dorsally) and nape with dark transverse bars, usually complete over dorsal midline, occasionally one or more bars broken up into spots laterally, some with spots or bars darker laterally than dorsally; trunk with prominent, dark, discrete vertical bars, descending to ventral portion of body and continuous over midline; scale pockets on trunk not pigmented.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Eviota fasciola
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 2.5
Environment: Marine; reef-associated
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Kiribati, Great Barrier Reef, and throughout Micronesia. Recently recorded from Tonga.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)