Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Red and Whitespotted Dwarfgoby
Eviota prasites
Red and Whitespotted Dwarfgoby
Also known as: Hairfin Eviota, Prasites Pygmy Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Eviota prasites
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.25 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 15-70 ft. (5-21 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Eviota (Genus)
        └E. prasites (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278601🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196634🔗

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