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Eviota flebilis Greenfield, Suzuki & Shibukawa, 2014 Tearful dwarfgoby |
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photo by
Suzuki, T. |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.01 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.03 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 5 - 8 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu Islands (Japan). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: cephalic sensory-pore system pattern 2 (lacking only IT pore); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 8/7; unbranched pectoral-fin rays; fifth pelvic-fin ray 9.7-12.9% of 4th; caudal-fin base with a narrow dark bar; a red line reaching down from under eye to jaws; presence of 5 postanal ventral-midline spots associated with subcutaneous bars; absence of black crescent-shaped marks underneath pectoral fin (Ref. 95167). | |||
| Biology: | Photographed or collected from lagoon, slope, and drop-off coral-reef habitats (Ref. 95167). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||