Eviota melasma
| Eviota melasma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Eviota |
| Species: | E. melasma
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| Binomial name | |
| Eviota melasma | |
Eviota melasma, commonly called headspot eviota or melasma pygmy goby among various other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.[2]
The headspot eviota has been documented only in Australia; records of the fish elsewhere are thought to be misidentifications.[3] The fish is found on offshore reefs and coastal reefs,[4] just below the tidal zone.[5]
The headspot eviota is a small-sized fish, growing up to 30 millimetres (1.2 in) length.[6] It is a semi-transparent pygmy goby marked with irregular rufous internal bars along the length of its body, with a black spot above the opening of the gills, irregular reddish blotches on its nape, and three reddish blotches which are separated by whitish barring on the belly. It also has a thin white stripe at the base of the pectoral fin.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Greenfield, D.; Larson, H. & Williams, J.T. (2016). "Eviota melasma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T193237A2212856. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193237A2212856.en.
- ^ "Common Names List - Eviota melasma".
- ^ David W. Greenfield; Richard Winterbottom (2016). "A key to the dwarfgoby species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota) described between 1871 and 2016" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 24: 35–90.
- ^ a b Bray, D.J. (2016). "Eviota melasma". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eviota melasma". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893.
External links
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- Photos of Eviota melasma on Sealife Collection
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