| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 2.12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m |
| Western Pacific: Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Micronesia (Pohnpei, Guam, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati (Abaiang Atoll). Other country records represent Eviota atriventris. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species belongs to the cephalic sensory-pore group 2 with the following characters: lacking only the IT pore, has simple pectoral-fin rays, a dorsal/anal fin-ray formula almost always 8/7, and with the 5th pelvic-fin ray longer than 30% of the length of the 4th ray; however, its abdomen is not black. It is most easily confused with E. prasites and E. spilota (Ref. 89418). |
| Collected from 3m to at least 12 m depth (Ref. 1602). Reported to be associated with the mushroom Heliofungia actiniformis (Ref. 91291). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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