Pellucida pygmy goby (Eviota pellucida) fish species and information / pictures of Pellucida pygmy goby - Eviota pellucida

Pellucida pygmy goby (Eviota pellucida) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eviota pellucida

Common Name
Pellucida pygmy goby

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7

Classification

Classified By
Larson, 1976
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Gobies (Gobiidae)

Distribution

Region
Eastern Indian Ocean
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowley Shoals. Western Pacific: Bonin Islands, Pohnpei, Palau and Guam. Also recorded from Indonesia (Ref. 8631) and Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Range
14°N - 18°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
25 °C
Depth From - meters
3 m
Depth To - meters
20 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 20 m (Ref. 48637), usually 6 - 15 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.12 s.e. 0.47 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
3.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated