Twospot pygmy goby (Eviota distigma)

Scientific name: Eviota distigma Jordan & Seale, 1906

Twospot pygmy goby (Eviota distigma)

The Twospot pygmy goby (Eviota distigma) is a marine fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to the Line and Pitcairn islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eviota distigma
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
2.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Line and Pitcairn islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
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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