Eviota tigrina, Tiger dwarfgoby

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Eviota tigrina Greenfield & Randall, 2008

Tiger dwarfgoby
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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
Etymology: Eviota: No etymology given, suggested by Christopher Scharpt: from Latin 'eu' for 'true' and 'iota' for anything very small, in combination 'truly very small' referring to it as being the smallest vertebrate at the time it has benn described by Jenkins (thus, making the suggestion by Scharpt plausible.;  tigrina: The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, derived from the Latin tigrinus in reference to the many narrow, black lines on scale pockets forming spindle-shaped patterns like those in tigers..
More on authors: Greenfield & Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas bentopelágico; intervalo de profundidade 16 - ? m (Ref. 79591). Tropical

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific Ocean: Tonga.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 79591)

Descrição suscinta Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 7; Raios dorsais (total): 10; Espinhos anais 1; Raios anais : 9. This species is distinguished by the following characters: dorsal-anal fin ray formula 10/9; lateral scales 27; pectoral-fin rays 6, branched; cephalic sensory-pore system pattern 2; fifth segmented pelvic-fin ray is present and 25% length of fourth ray; non-fimbriate genital papilla; dorsal fin is not filamentous; branches on fourth pelvic-fin ray 13; body with numerous vertical black lines (from black pigment in scale-pocket tissue) forming spindle-shaped patterns, with a curved black bar at the caudal-fin base, and dark reddish bars on the head.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Randall, 2008. Eviota tigrina, a new Goby from Tonga (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 59(11):497-501. (Ref. 79591)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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