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Eviota

Eviota nigriventris

Giltay, 1933

Blackbelly Pygmy Goby

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia and the Philippines.

Size: 2 inches (3 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits branching corals and usually found at depths between 10– 50 feet (3 – 15 m) where it feeds upon benthic invertebrate/zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Gobioidei

    Family: Gobiidae

    Genus: Eviota

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Eviota nigriventris (Blackbelly Pygmy Goby)
Photo © Robert Patzner
Eviota nigripinna Eviota pardalota
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