Eviota sparsa

Jewett & Lachner, 1983

Speckled Pygmy Goby

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines, Indonesia, and south to Palau and the Great Barrier Reef.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits very shallow coastal reefs and usually found at depths between 3– 100 feet (1 – 30 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.