Eviota bifasciata

Twostripe Eviota | Doublebar Goby | Striped Pygmygoby | Twostripe Pygmygoby

Eviota bifasciata, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

Same Genus

Eviota sp. [atriventris]

Eviota sp. [cf hosei]

Eviota sp. [cf nigriventris]

Eviota sp. [cf punctulata]

Eviota sp. [cf sigillata]

Eviota sp. [green]

Eviota sp. [guttata cf]

Eviota sp. [melasma]

Eviota sp. [nigriventris]

Eviota sp. [punctulata]

Eviota sp. [red eyes]

Eviota sp. [sigillata]

Eviota sp. [Snowflake]

Eviota sp. [storthynx gold shield]

Eviota sp. [trans white & red streaks]

Eviota sp. [translucent]

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific

Description

Two reddish stripes from snout to tail separated by a white stripe, with another short white stripe over head between eyes. Darker patch on lower tail base, and sometimes also small black spot in front of pectoral fin. Hovers in small groups above branching corals.

Information

Max Size: 4 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 28.3-30.7°C

Depth: 1-15m

Habitat Generalization Index: 0.51

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: Infrequent (5.3% 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 (19 per transect)

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

Edit by: Joe Shields

Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List FishBase