Saipan pygmy goby (Eviota saipanensis)

Scientific name: Eviota saipanensis Fowler, 1945

Saipan pygmy goby (Eviota saipanensis)

The Saipan pygmy goby (Eviota saipanensis) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, south Taiwan to Rapa; Belau, Fais Atoll, Guam, and Saipan in Micronesia.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota saipanensis
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.6
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: south Taiwan to Rapa; Belau, Fais Atoll, Guam, and Saipan 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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