Bikini dwarfgoby
📖 Overview
Bikini dwarfgoby (Eviota bikiniensis), first described by Erdmann, Greenfield & Ichida, 2025 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 1.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: cephalic sensory-canal pores absent; dorsal/anal fin-ray formula 8/7; pectoral-fin rays 16, unbranched and thickened; fifth pelvic fin ray absent; first dorsal-fin spine blue-white; sharply contrasting with orange and brown body color; and elongated, reaching to center of second dorsal fin when adpressed .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bikini dwarfgoby is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 32 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Marshall Is.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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