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Eviota bella Greenfield, Erdmann & Ichida, 2025 Beautiful dwarfgoby |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 15 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 9-9. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a combination of a cephalic sensory-canal pore system pattern IV (lacking PITO and IT pores and AITO pore enlarged); a dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 9/9; pectoral-fin rays unbranched; fifth pelvic-fin ray elongate; ventral half of body with a red to dusky red stripe in life (grey in preservative), extending from behind head to caudal-fin base ending in a symmetrical black spot; ventral stripe bordered dorsally by a yellow-to-orange stripe in live coloration; melanophores broadly scattered on upper half of pectoral-fin base; eye with a few small, white spots surrounding pupil and small white spots covering an orange dorsal sclera; and male urogenital papilla narrow, elongate with two short lateral points at end and spotted with black dots (Ref. 138098). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||