Finspot Eviota, Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Eviota variola in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 May 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1363
Finspot Eviota, Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980
More Info
Distribution |
Northern Great Boot Reef, and reefs in the Coral Sea, to One Tree Island, Queensland. the species may also occur in Papua New Guinea. |
Etymology |
The specific name is from the Latin variola (= spotted), in reference to the spots on the first dorsal spine and filament. |
Species Citation |
Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 315: ,76, figs 43-45. Type locality: One Tree Island, Queensland. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
Resources |
Finspot Eviota, Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980
References
Goatley, C.H.R., González-Cabello, A. & Bellwood, D.R. 2016. Reef-scale partitioning of cryptobenthic fish assemblages across the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 544: 271–280. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11614
Goatley, C.H.R., González-Cabello, A. & Bellwood, D.R. 2017. Small cryptopredators contribute to high predation rates on coral reefs. Coral Reefs 36(1): 207-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-016-1521-1
Greenfield, D.W. & Winterbottom, R. 2016. A key to the dwarfgoby species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota) described between 1871 and 2016. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 24: 35-90 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.219620
Greenfield, D.W. 2017. An overview of the dwarfgobies, the second most speciose coral-reef fish genus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 29: 32-54 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1115683
Lachner, E.A. & Karnella, S.J. 1980. Fishes of the Indo-Pacific genus Eviota with descriptions of eight new species (Teleostei : Gobiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 315: 1-127 figs 1-66 https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.315
Larson, H.K. & Murdy, E.O. 2001. Eleotridae, Gobiidae. pp. 3574-3604 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218.
McCulloch, A.R. 1913. Studies in Australian fishes, No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 9(3): 355-389 figs 54-55 pls 12-20 https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.9.1913.930 (misidentified as Eviota viridis)
Quick Facts
CAAB Code:37428136
Habitat:Reef associated
Max Size:2.2 cm SL
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