Naked-headed goby (Eviota zonura)

Scientific name: Eviota zonura Jordan & Seale, 1906

Naked-headed goby (Eviota zonura)

The Naked-headed goby (Eviota zonura) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Ashmore Reef (Timor Sea) and Waigeo (Indonesia) to Samoa, south to Dampier Archipelago (?) and Fiji; throughout Micronesia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota zonura
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
1.7
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Ashmore Reef (Timor Sea) and Waigeo (Indonesia) to Samoa, south to Dampier Archipelago (?) and Fiji; throughout 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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