Species Eviota dorsogilva Greenfield & Randall, 2011
Black-spot Pygmy-goby, Blackbelly Goby, Blackbelly Pygmy Goby, Creamback Dwarfgoby, Red-and-black Eviota (Standard Name for Eviota nigriventris)
- Eviota dorsogilva Greenfield, D.W. & Randall, J.E. 2011. Two new Indo-Pacific species in the Eviota nigriventris complex (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 2997: 54-66 [56, figs 5–9, 11–15, 20].
Type data:
Holotype CAS 232705 ♂, north shore, reef east of Nananui-i-Cake reef, Viti Levu, Fiji [17.3334°S, 178°2729°E].
Paratype(s) BPBM 32678; BPBM 38981; CAS 232706; KPMNH 3309; ROM 38812; ROM 64480; USNM 346520 (listed as 3465020); USNM 378835; USNM 379365.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Eviota nigriventris Giltay, 1933 [misidentification]. —
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1645]
Introduction
The species was described only recently. Previously it was recorded from Australia as Eviota nigriventris. However, little Australian material was examined and it is not clear whether Eviota nigriventris also occurs in Australia. Eviota nigriventris is known from Indonesia, not far from Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea and from the Chesterfield Islands in the Coral Sea. Similarly Eviota brahmi Greenfield & Tornabene, 2014 was described from Papua New Guinea and may occur in Australia. Greenfield & Tornabene (2014) suggested that the identity of the Australian material was uncertain after genetic studies of specimens from other localities and suggested that E dorsogilva might be restricted to Fiji. Tentatively we retain the name here pending further studies.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Clerke Reef (17°20'S) to Scott Reef (14°01'S), WA and Tijou Reef (13°05'S) to Escape Reef (15°50'S), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore, nectonic.
General References
Greenfield, D.W. & Tornabene, L. 2014. Eviota brahmi n. sp. from Papua New Guinea, with a redescription of Eviota nigriventris (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3793(1): 133-146
Greenfield, D.W. & Winterbottom, R. 2016. A key to the dwarfgoby species (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota) described between 1871 and 2016. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 24: 35-90 [84]
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 2006. Family Gobiidae. pp. 1612-1697 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1645] (as Eviota nigriventris)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [237] (as Eviota nigriventris)
Lachner, E.A. & Karnella, S.J. 1980. Fishes of the Indo-Pacific genus Eviota with descriptions of eight new species (Teleostei : Gobiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 315: 1-127 figs 1-66 (as Eviota nigriventris, in part)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [401] (as Eviota nigriventris)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [914] (Creamback Dwarfgoby)
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [237] (Black-spot Pygmy-goby)
Myers, R.F. 1999. Micronesian Reef Fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Guam : Coral Graphics vi 330 pp. 192 pls. [254] (not clear which species is shown; Eviota nigriventris is also found in Palau) (Blackbelly Pygmy Goby)
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [401] (Blackbelly Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Red-and-black Eviota)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 05-Aug-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |