Queensland pygmy goby (Eviota queenslandica)

Scientific name: Eviota queenslandica Whitley, 1932

Queensland pygmy goby (Eviota queenslandica)

The Queensland pygmy goby (Eviota queenslandica) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southwestern Thailand to Vanuatu, north to southern Taiwan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Recently reported from Tonga.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota queenslandica
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.4
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southwestern Thailand to Vanuatu, north to southern Taiwan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Recently reported from Tonga.
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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