Broad-banded pygmy goby (Eviota latifasciata)

Scientific name: Eviota latifasciata Jewett & Lachner, 1983

Broad-banded pygmy goby (Eviota latifasciata)

The Broad-banded pygmy goby (Eviota latifasciata) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Christmas Island and Western Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to Tonga, north to the Ryukyu Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota latifasciata
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
1.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Christmas Island and Western Australia in the eastern Indian Ocean to Tonga, north to the Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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