Eviota mimica

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 mimica

Name

Eviota mimica Greenfield & Randall, 2016

• Holotype: CAS 238095.
• Paratypes: CAS 238185, 238186, 238187, 238188, 238190, 238189, 238191, 238192; USNM 436603, 436605.

Type locality: Fiji, Rabi Island, N.W. shore, 16°26.701’ S, 179°56.261’ W, 16.5–20.0 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet is an adjective derived from the Latin word mimicus (= imitative) in reference to its superficial similarity to Eviota minuta.

Vernacular names

English: Mimic Dwarfgoby

References

• Greenfield, D.W., & Randall, J.E. 2016. A review of the dwarfgobies of Fiji, including descriptions of five new species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 20: 25–75. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.48268 Reference page.