Eviota springeri

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 springeri

Name

• Eviota springeri Greenfield & Jewett, 2012

Holotype: USNM 222651.

Paratypes:

• Mauritius: USNM 222653 (3), 222652 (1), 222656 (2), 222655 (1), 222657 (10), 222654 (1); AMS I.22203-001 (2); BPBM 26539 (1).
• Seychelles: ANSP 145657 (1), 145658 (8), 145659 (2), 145663 (1), 145664 (1), 145660 (7), 145661 (4); CAS 47915 (2).
• Amirante Islands: ANSP 145662 (2).
• Chagos Archipelago: ROM 36650 (3).

Type locality: Mauritius, Mascarene Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (also known as St. Brandon Rocks, St. Brandon Shoals on collection data), lagoon on west of Frigate Island, ~16.6°S, 59.5°E, depth 0-0.9 m.[1]

Etymology: Named after Victor G. Springer, USNM, who collected a number of the type specimens of this species, as well as many valuable specimens of other Eviota species, thereby contributing greatly to our studies.

Vernacular names

English: Springer’s Dwarfgoby

References

• Greenfield, D.W.; Jewett, S.L. 2012: Two new gobiid fishes of the genus Eviota from the Indian Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3515: 67–74. Preview Reference page.