Melasma pygmy goby (Eviota melasma)

Scientific name: Eviota melasma Lachner & Karnella, 1980

Melasma pygmy goby (Eviota melasma)

The Melasma pygmy goby (Eviota melasma) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota melasma
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Depth range
20 m (66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands to Samoa, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to Scott Reef (?) and the southern Great Barrier Reef; Belau, Truk, and Enewetak in Micronesia.
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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