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Eviota filamentosa Suzuki & Greenfield, 2014 Threadfin dwarfgoby |
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photo by
KAUM Fish Team |
| Family: | Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 1.09 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 7 - 17 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwestern Pacific: Ryukyu Is., Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: cephalic sensory-pore system lacking F’ (AOT), G (IT) pore and preopercular-canal pores N’ & O’ (POP) pores; (Pattern 2); dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 8/8; pectoral-fin rays are branched; absence of the fifth pelvic-fin ray; genital papilla is neither fimbriate nor cup-shaped; lateral scales 19-21 (Ref. 96643). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||