Eviota zebrina

Zebra eviota | Five-bar Pygmygoby | Zebra Goby

Eviota zebrina, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith

Similar Species

Eviota prasites

Eviota sigillata

Eviota storthynx

Same Genus

Eviota sp. [atriventris]

Eviota sp. [cf hosei]

Eviota sp. [cf nigriventris]

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]

Eviota spilota

Eviota storthynx

Eviota teresae

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific

Description

Translucent body with red stripe along spine, with white dashes along the upper margin, white spots on a red belly, short red ladder like stripes on back, and white spots and dashes on head. Often black spot on tail base and pair of red lines on snout. Similar E. prasites (Hairfin Eviota) has more red and lacks black tail base spot.

Information

Max Size: 3 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.4-31.2°C

Depth: 1-26m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

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 (1.9% 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: Few (2 per transect)

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

Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney

Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List FishBase