Eviota fallax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Gobioidei

Familia: Gobiidae
Subfamilia: Gobiinae
Genus: Eviota
Species: Eviota fallax

Name

• Eviota fallax Greenfield & Allen, 2012

Holotype: MZB 20888. Paratypes: WAM P33050.002 (4), P33039-009 (7); CAS 234442 (2); ROM 93604 (2).

Type locality: Indonesia, WA, West Papua, Pulau Lemon, small island near Manokwari, 00°53’S, 134°05’E, 5–20 m depth.[1]

Etymology: The specific epithet is from the Latin fallax (= deceitful, false) referring to its superficial similarity to Eviota natalis.

Vernacular names

English: Twin Dwarfgoby

Primary references

• Greenfield, D.W.; Allen, G.R. 2012: Eviota fallax, a new dwarfgoby from the western Pacific (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3522: 42–48. Preview Reference page.