Reader's dwarfgoby

Eviota readerae

Goby in Southwest Pacific

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Fusiform
Small
Temperate fish

Eviota readerae is a species of goby associated with reefs and tide pools. It has a very limited distribution in the southwest Pacific, being found only on the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs and the Lord Howe Rise in the Tasman Sea. Like most members of its genus, this is a tiny fish, the standard length never exceeding 18 mm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Eviota
Maximum length: 1.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific, Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs on the Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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