Eviota rubriceps Greenfield & Jewett, 2011
Redhead dwarfgoby
photo by Allen, G.R.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  1.35 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 17 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Indonesia (Raja Ampat Islands, Halmahera, Banda Islands, Molucca Islands, West Papua), Papua New Guinea (Bismark Archipelago), and Philippines (Palawan).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: cephalic sensory-pore system pattern 2 (only IT pore missing); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula almost always 8/7; pectoral-fin rays unbranched; first three dorsal spines may be filamentous in males; 5th pelvic-fin ray absent or rudimentary to 20% maximum of 4th ray; strong black pigment along scale pockets on ventral two-thirds of sides and peppering of dark chromatophores on nape and upper back when preserved; snout, top and sides of head red in life; dark area of abdomen not crossed by a curved yellow-gold line in life (Ref. 88933); characterized further by longitudinal scale series 21-24; scales ctenoid, none on head, breast and pectoral fin base; depth of body 4.2-5.6 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  A 1.27 cm SL male specimen (USNM 222549, non-type) was collected from Palawan, NE side of Bararin Island (Cuyo Island) in May 1978 in 0 to 17.4 m depth (Ref. 88933).


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