Storthynx pygmy goby (Eviota storthynx)

Scientific name: Eviota storthynx Rofen, 1959

Storthynx pygmy goby (Eviota storthynx)

The Storthynx pygmy goby (Eviota storthynx) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, the Philippines; Yap and Palau, Caroline Islands, Seribu Islands, Java Sea; Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia and reported from Japan.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota storthynx
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: the Philippines; Yap and Palau, Caroline Islands, Seribu Islands, Java Sea; Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia and reported from Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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