WoRMS taxon details

Eviota mimica Greenfield & Randall, 2016

889531  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:889531)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Greenfield, D. W.; Randall, J. E. (2016). A review of the dwarfgobies of Fiji, including descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). <em>Zenodo.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.48268 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is an adjective derived from the Latin word mimicus (imitative) in reference
to its superficial...  
Etymology The specific epithet is an adjective derived from the Latin word mimicus (imitative) in reference
to its superficial similarity to Eviota minuta. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Eviota mimica Greenfield & Randall, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889531 on 2024-03-19
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2016-11-18 09:27:46Z
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original description Greenfield, D. W.; Randall, J. E. (2016). A review of the dwarfgobies of Fiji, including descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). <em>Zenodo.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.48268 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Diagnosis A species of Eviota with the cephalic sensory-canal pore system complete (pattern 1); dorsal/anal
fin-ray formula 8/8; first dorsal spine in males filamentous; some pectoral-fin rays branched; 5th pelvic-fin ray
absent or rudimentary; male urogenital papilla a flat rounded plate; three bars extending down from lower half of
eye; dark mark on lower portion of the preopercular margin; dark bars angling down posteroventrally at upper and
lower portions of pectoral-fin base; a number of dark marks on underside of head [details]

Etymology The specific epithet is an adjective derived from the Latin word mimicus (imitative) in reference
to its superficial similarity to Eviota minuta. [details]
LanguageName 
English mimic dwarfgoby  [details]