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Eviota raja Allen, 2001

Raja dwarfgoby
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Eviota raja
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Indonesia country information

Common names: King dwarfgoby
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: south side of Pef Island (0°27.030'S, 130°26.444'E), off the western end of Gam Island, Raja Ampat Islands, Irian Jaya Province (Ref. 44113). Also Ref. 47567.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 2001
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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.;  raja: Named in reference to the type locality, Raja Ampat Islands (Ref. 44113).

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

Marine; reef-associated, usually 4 - 12 m (Ref. 44113).   Tropical

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