Eviota ancora, Hookcheek dwarfgoby

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Eviota ancora Greenfield & Suzuki, 2011

Hookcheek 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.;  ancora: Name from the Latin 'ancora' meaning hooked; referring to the distinctive orange hook-shaped marking on the side of the head; an adjective..
More on authors: Greenfield & Suzuki.

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

marinhas; intervalo de profundidade 6 - 14 m (Ref. 86696). Subtropical

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

Western Pacific: Japan (Ryukyu Islands); Indonesia and underwater photographs from the Philippines.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 86696)

Descrição suscinta Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 7; Raios dorsais (total): 8; Espinhos anais 1; Raios anais : 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by following set of characters: cephalic sensory-pore system pattern group 2 (lacking only IT pore); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 8/7; pectoral-fin rays simple; 5th pelvic-fin ray 10% of 4th; no distinct dark marks on body; scales not strongly pigmented; caudal fin with 5 irregular bands of circles of dark chromatophores crossing the fin; live or fresh specimens with a hook-shaped orange mark on side of the head (Ref. 86696).

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 T. Suzuki, 2011. Two new goby species of the genus Eviota from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2812:63-68. (Ref. 86696)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)


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