FB-70109 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70109 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Barathronus Barathronus algrahami Nielsen, Pogonoski & Appleyard, 2019 Taei's Dwarfgoby 2023-06-07 2023-06-07 Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene0 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) IUCN0 The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ (Ref. 130435) FB-GeneralDescr-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2023-06-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70118 Found on outer reef slopes exposed to waves (Ref. 128853). Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2023-06-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70118 This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: cephalic sensory-canal pore system (pattern 1) complete; D/A fin-ray 9/8 formula; pectoral-fin rays 18-20 (usually 19); first 7-10 pectoral-fin rays unbranched, the rest are branched; pelvic-fin ray branches short & connected by membranes ca. midway up branch; 5th pelvic-fin ray 10.6-12.2% of length of 4th ray; absence of spot lateral to pelvic-fin base; no dark spot on mid-caudal peduncle; absence of transverse bars in head and nape; distinct dark spots present on ventral side of head; eye with 4-6 white spokes radiating outwards from pupil & separating red-orange on iris; rectangular blocks on ventral half of body taller than wide and separated from each other by narrow yellow bars less than a pupil diameter; red-orange blotch behind the eye connected to a red-orange spot at back of interorbital region.Colouration: anal fin darker than other fins, orange scale margins in life, several vertical white lines crossing red-orange region of iris on upper half of eye (Ref. 128853). Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) FB-Morphology-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2023-06-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70118 Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 8 Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) FB-Distribution-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70118 Eastern Central Pacific: Samoa. Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) FB-TrophicStrategy-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2023-06-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ taeiae Found on outer reef slopes exposed to waves (Ref. 128853). Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) FB-Size-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2023-06-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70118 1.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 128853)) Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70118 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-06-21 00:00:00 2023-06-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70118 reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 20 m (Ref. 128853) Erdmann, M.V., D.W. Greenfield and L. Tornabene 2023 Eviota taeiae, a new dwarfgoby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the Eviota guttata complex from Samoa. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 40:37-47. (Ref. 128853)