<strong>Two new dwarfgobies of the genus <em>Eviota</em> from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae)</strong>

DAVID W. GREENFIELD; TOSHIYUKI SUZUKI; KOICHI SHIBUKAWA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3774.5.6

Issue: Vol. 3774 No. 5: 10 Mar. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-03-10

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.5.6

Page range: 481–488

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**Two new dwarfgobies of the genus Eviota from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae)**

DAVID W. GREENFIELD⁺⁻
TOSHIYUKI SUZUKI⁺⁻
KOICHI SHIBUKAWA⁺⁻

California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4503.

Kawanishi-modoridai Senior High School, 1-8 Kouyoudai,Kawanishi, Hyogo 666-0115, Japan.

Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, 3-10-10 Shitaya, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0004, Japan.

Ichthyology systematics dwarfgoby Gobiidae Eviota new species Japan

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Abstract

Two species of dwarfgoby are described from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Eviota flebilis n. sp. belongs to cephalic sensory-pore system pattern 2 (lacking only IT pore), has a dorsal/anal fin-ray formula of 8/7, unbranched pectoral-fin rays, the 5^th pelvic-fin ray 12.9% of the 4^th, a distinctive narrow, red-orange line under the eye, and a dark vertical line at the caudal-fin base. Eviota specca n. sp. has a cephalic sensory-pore system pattern 1 (complete), has a dorsal/anal-fin formula of 8/8, the body heavily sprinkled with chromatophores, and a single dark spot on the upper pectoral-fin base.