Eviota singula

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 singula

Name

Eviota singula Greenfield & Winterbottom, 2016

• Holotype: ROM 84762.
• Paratypes: ROM 84777 (2, 0).

Type locality: Palau, Helen Reef, N.W. outer reef about 0.5 km S. of northern large ship wreck, N.W. tip of island in lagoon, 2°58’38” N, 131°47’59” E, steep dropoff slope with a large variety of hard corals, 7–33 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet singula is derived from the Latin word singulus (= one), referring to the single obvious dark spot on the occiput of this species.

Vernacular names

English: One-spot 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.