Finspot Eviota, Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Eviota variola in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1363

Finspot Eviota, Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980

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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	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Finspot Eviota, Eviota variola Lachner & Karnella 1980

References

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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

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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)