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Issue: Vol. 5738 No. 1: 30 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9
Page range: 43-47
Abstract views: 46
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A newly recorded species of dwarf gobiid genus, Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern and eastern Taiwan

Taiwan Biodiversity Research Institute; 1 Min-Sheng E. Road; Jiji; Nantou 552; Taiwan; ROC.
Pisces Eviota new record dwarf goby Taiwan fish taxonomy

Abstract

A newly recorded species of dwarf gobiid genus, Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) was recently collected from the coastal waters of northern and eastern Taiwan. The new record of Eviota species from Taiwan is identified as Eviota perspicilla Fujiwara, Suzuki & Motomura, 2020, which was regarded as endemic to Japan. A brief redescription and the remarks are also provided in this paper.

 

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How to Cite

Yeh, M.-F. (2025) A newly recorded species of dwarf gobiid genus, Eviota (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from northern and eastern Taiwan. Zootaxa, 5738 (1), 43–47. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5738.1.9