Eviota maculibotella

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 maculibotella

Name

Eviota maculibotella Greenfield & Winterbottom, 2016

• Holotype: ROM 73333.
• Paratypes: ROM 74564 (1, 0), 73346 (1, 1); CAS 238873 (1, 1).

Type locality: Vietnam, Nha Trang Bay, Hon Lon, Bai Lan, 12°10’56” N, 109°17’37” E, patch reef on sand, 4.6–7.9 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet maculibotella is a compound adjective derived from the Latin maculos (= spotted) and botellus (= a small sausage, and apparently the origin of the English word pudding) in reference to the spots on the male urogenital papilla that is reminiscent of the British pudding, known as spotted dick, which is light brown with dark spots.

Vernacular names

English: Spotted Dick Dwarfgoby

References

• Greenfield, D.W. & Winterbottom, R. 2016. Three new dwarfgobies from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 22: 28–40. PDF Reference page.