Eviota atriventris

Neon eviota | Blackbelly Dwarfgoby

Eviota atriventris, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green

Eviota atriventris, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

Eviota atriventris, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw

Eviota atriventris, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields

Eviota atriventris, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

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Similar Species

Eviota pellucida

Eviota prasites

Same Genus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific

Description

Small, translucent reddish goby, internal gold stripes from snout along body, white stripe from pectoral fin along belly. Differs from other Eviota species in that it often hovers a small distance above the substrata. Australian records of the very similar E. pellucida are believed to be mis-identifications of this species.

Information

Max Size: 2 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 28.7-30.8°C

Depth: 3-20m

Habitat Generalization Index: 0.85

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.

Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Common (22.2% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Many (14 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.

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Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List FishBase