Eviota prasites

Jordan & Seale, 1906

Hairpin Pygmy Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Vietnam, Indonesia east to Northern Japan, south to Samoa, Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Size: 2 inch (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble areas in lagoons 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.