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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Gobiinae
Genus: Eviota

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eviota abax Sand-table dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 4 SL 1901
Eviota afelei Afele's dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 1.8 SL 1906
Eviota albolineata White-line dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 3.6 TL 1983
Eviota algida Upwelling dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.7 SL 2014
Eviota amamiko Amamiko dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.1 SL 2019
Eviota amphipora Twinpore dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2020
Eviota ancora Hookcheek dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.4 SL 2011
Eviota angustifascia Whiteline dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.2 SL 2020
Eviota aquila Dark dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 2.2 SL 2014
Eviota asymbasia Inconsistent dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.7 SL 2016
Eviota atriventris Blackbelly dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 1.7 SL 2012
Eviota bifasciata Twostripe dwarfgoby Western Pacific 3.5 SL 1980
Eviota bilunula Crescent dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.1 SL 2016
Eviota bimaculata Twin-occipital dwarfgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.5 TL 1980
Eviota bipunctata Variable dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.7 SL 2016
Eviota brahmi Brahm’s dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.7 SL 2014
Eviota cometa Comet dwarfgoby Pacific Ocean 2.5 SL 1983
Eviota dalyi Amirante dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 10.3 SL 2019
Eviota deminuta Diminutive dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 0.9 SL 2013
Eviota disrupta Brokenbar dwarfgoby Central Pacific 1.6 SL 1981
Eviota distigma Twospot dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2 SL 1906
Eviota dorsimaculata Dorsal-spot dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 1.4 SL 2013
Eviota dorsogilva Creamback dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.3 SL 2011
Eviota dorsopurpurea Purple dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.2 SL 2011
Eviota epiphanes Divine dwarfgoby Eastern Pacific 1.4 SL 1903
Eviota epistigmata Twinspot drawfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 SL 2014
Eviota erdmanni Erdmann’s dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.2 SL 2016
Eviota eyreae Eyre's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.1 SL 2016
Eviota fallax Twin Dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2012
Eviota fasciola Barred dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.5 SL 1981
Eviota filamentosa Threadfin dwarfgoby Northwestern Pacific 1.1 SL 2014
Eviota flaviarma Yellow-shoulder dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.5 SL 2021
Eviota flavipinnata Yellowfin dwarfgoby Northwestern Pacific 1.7 SL 2015
Eviota flebilis Tearful dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.0 SL 2014
Eviota geminata Geminate dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.4 SL 2014
Eviota gunawanae Tiene’s dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 SL 2019
Eviota guttata Spotted dwarfgoby Indian Ocean 3.2 TL 1978
Eviota herrei Herre's dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.4 SL 1906
Eviota hinanoae Hinano’s dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2013
Eviota hoesei Hoese's dwarfgoby Southwestern Pacific 2.1 SL 2004
Eviota imitata Imitator dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.4 SL 2017
Eviota indica Indian dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.5 SL 1980
Eviota infulata Shouldermark dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL 1957
Eviota inutilis Chestspot dwarfgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.0 SL 1943
Eviota irrasa Unpolished dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.8 TL 1981
Eviota japonica Japanese dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 2.4 SL 1983
Eviota jewettae Jewett’s dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.2 SL 2012
Eviota karaspila Eastern headspot dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.8 SL 2010
Eviota kermadecensis Kermadec dwarfgoby Southwest Pacific 2.1 SL 2012
Eviota korechika Korechika's dwarfoby Eastern Indian Ocean to W 2.4 SL 2005
Eviota lachdeberei Lachdebere's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.1 SL 1933
Eviota lacrimae Teared dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.3 SL 1988
Eviota lacrimosa Weeping dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2013
Eviota lateritea Laterite dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 SL 2016
Eviota latifasciata Brownbanded dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.5 SL 1983
Eviota lentiginosa Frecked dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.3 SL 2017
Eviota longirostris Long-snout dwarfgoby Oceania 1.8 SL 2021
Eviota maculibotella Spotted dick dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 SL 2016
Eviota maculosa Polkadot dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2018
Eviota marerubrum Red Sea dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.7 SL 2021
Eviota marteynae Red star-eye dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.0 SL 2020
Eviota masudai Masuda's dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 3.2 SL 2006
Eviota melanosphena Wedge dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.3 SL 2016
Eviota melasma Headspot dwarfgoby Western Pacific 3 SL 1980
Eviota mikiae Miki's dwarfgoby Indian Ocean 3.5 TL 2001
Eviota mimica Mimic dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.3 SL 2016
Eviota minuta Minute dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.3 SL 2014
Eviota monostigma Singlespot dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 3.2 TL 1971
Eviota natalis Christmas dwarfgoby Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 SL 2007
Eviota nebulosa Nebulous dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.9 SL 1958
Eviota nigramembrana Blackbar dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2013
Eviota nigripinna Blackfin dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.5 SL 1980
Eviota nigrispina Blackspine dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.5 SL 2010
Eviota nigriventris Redbelly dwarfgoby Western Pacific 3 SL 1933
Eviota notata Barhead dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.5 SL 2012
Eviota occasa Sunset dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.0 SL 2014
Eviota ocellifer Ocellated dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.8 SL 2005
Eviota oculineata False-comet dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.1 SL 2021
Eviota oculopiperita Pepperminteye dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.2 SL 2014
Eviota pamae Pam's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.8 SL 2013
Eviota pardalota Leopard dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 2.2 TL 1978
Eviota partimacula Dividedspot dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.8 SL 2008
Eviota pellucida Transparent dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.1 SL 1976
Eviota perspicilla Glasses dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 2.2 SL 2019
Eviota pictifacies Paintedface dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.7 SL 2017
Eviota pinocchioi Pinocchio dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.7 SL 2012
Eviota piperata Peppered dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.0 SL 2014
Eviota prasina Greenbubble dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 3.1 SL 1871
Eviota prasites Hairfin dwarfgoby Western Pacific 3 SL 1906
Eviota pseudaprica False sunny dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 TL 2020
Eviota pseudostigma False singlespot dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 2.1 SL 1980
Eviota pseudozebrina Fijian zebra dwarfgoby Oceania 1.8 SL 2021
Eviota punctulata Dotted dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL 1983
Eviota punyit Punyit dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.8 2016
Eviota queenslandica Queensland dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.4 SL 1932
Eviota raja Raja dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 2.4 SL 2001
Eviota randalli Randall's dwarfgoby Pacific 1.8 SL 2009
Eviota readerae Reader's dwarfgoby Southwest Pacific, Middle 1.8 SL 2004
Eviota richardi Rick's dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.7 SL 2016
Eviota rubra Red dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 1.3 SL 1999
Eviota rubriceps Redhead dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.4 SL 2011
Eviota rubriguttata Redspotfin dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.3 SL 2011
Eviota rubrimaculata Redspot dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.2 SL 2015
Eviota rubrisparsa Redspeckled dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 2.0 SL 2010
Eviota saipanensis Saipan dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific f 2.6 SL 1945
Eviota santanai Santana’s dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.3 SL 2013
Eviota sebreei Sebree's dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL 1906
Eviota shibukawai Shibukawa’s dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.0 SL 2014
Eviota shimadai Shimadai's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 SL 2010
Eviota sigillata Adorned dwarfgoby Indo-West Pacific 3 SL 1983
Eviota singula One-spot dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.2 SL 2016
Eviota smaragdus Emerald dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.3 SL 1906
Eviota sodwanaensis Sodwana dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 2.0 SL 2016
Eviota sparsa Speckled dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.1 SL 1983
Eviota specca Dusted dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.2 SL 2014
Eviota spilota Spottedfin dwarfgoby East Indian to Western Pa 2.1 SL 1980
Eviota springeri Springer’s dwarfgoby Western Indian Ocean 1.7 SL 2012
Eviota storthynx Storthynx dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL 1959
Eviota susanae Susan's dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 1.9 SL 1999
Eviota taeiae Taei’s Dwarfgoby Eastern Central Pacific 1.7 SL 2023
Eviota teresae Terry's dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 2.1 SL 2016
Eviota tetha Tetha’s dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.2 SL 2014
Eviota thamani Thaman's dwarfgoby Western Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2016
Eviota tigrina Tiger dwarfgoby Eastern Pacific Ocean 2.2 SL 2008
Eviota toshiyuki Toshiyuki's dwarfgoby Northwest Pacific 1.8 SL 2010
Eviota variola Finspot dwarfgoby Western Pacific 2.2 SL 1980
Eviota winterbottomi Winterbottom's dwarfgoby Western Pacific 1.6 SL 2010
Eviota zebrina Zebra dwarfgoby Indian Ocean. 1978
Eviota zonura Zoned dwarfgoby Indo-Pacific 1.7 TL 1906



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