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Miki's Dwarfgoby

Eviota mikiae

Also known as: Dwarf Goby, Gudgeon, Miki's Pygmygoby, Pygmy Goby, Reef Goby, Whiteline Dwarfgoby, Whiteline Pygmygoby, White-lined Pygmygoby, Yellow-and-White-striped Pygmygoby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@fishx6 · Gangehi, Maldives · March 20081 / 3
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Overview

Found in small schools resting on large coral heads and cushion stars over current swept reef slopes rich in coral growth.

Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indian Ocean
  • Country only · 3
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Found in small schools resting on large coral heads and cushion stars over current swept reef slopes rich in coral growth.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusEviota
    7. speciesEviota mikiae Allen, 2001

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)