Eviota melasma

Eviota melasma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Eviota
Species: E. melasma
Binomial name
Eviota melasma
(Lachner & Karnella, 1980 )

Eviota melasma, commonly called headspot eviota or melasma pygmy goby among various other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.[1]

The headspot eviota is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific.[2]

The headspot eviota is a small sized fish, it can grow up to a size of 30 millimetres (1.2 in) length.[3]

References

  1. http://www.fishbase.org/comnames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=7267&GenusName=Eviota&SpeciesName=melasma&StockCode=7446
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7267
  3. Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893.
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