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Eviota

Eviota latifasciata

Jewett & Lachner, 1983

Broad-banded Pygmy Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Christmas Islands to western Australia and Tonga.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reef areas and lays on bottom substrate and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate/zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Eviota

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Eviota latifasciata (Broad-banded Pygmy Goby)
Photo © John Randall
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