| Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae |
| 1.27 cm SL (male/unsexed); 1.29 cm SL (female) |
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pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m |
| Western Pacific: Philippines. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. This small species is distinguished by the following characters: males with concave, cup-shaped urogenital papilla with undulating margins; complete cephalic sensory-canal pore system (pattern I); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 8/8; posterior body with four broad, dark subcutaneous bars; radiating from lower eye are three broad, dark bars and another along posterior margin of preoperculum; nape with four dark, transverse bars and a series of dark spots along dorsal midline of body; ventral pectoral-fin base with a large, dark oblong spot and two more on dorsal portion either as two separate spots or fusing into a dark oblong spot angling anterodorsally (Ref. 97536). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, Negros Oriental, Maloh (a barangay in the municipality of Siaton), USNM 230090 (holotype of Eviota minuta, 1.29 cm SL, female). Also collected from Zamboanga del Norte, W. side Solino (Selinog) I. and Palawan Province, Putic I., N.W. side Cuyo Is. (Ref. 97536). Also Ref. 113727, 121724. |
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