Species Eviota maculosa Greenfield, Tornabene & Erdmann, 2018
Finespot Eviota, Dotted Dwarfgoby, Green Bubble Goby, Polkadot Dwarfgoby
- Eviota maculosa Greenfield, D.W., Tornabene, L. & Erdmann, M.V. 2018. Eviota maculosa n.sp. pp. 20-29 in Greenfield, D.W., Tornabene, L., Gómez-Buckley, M. & Erdmann, M.V. Eviota maculosa, a new dwarfgoby from the Western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 31: 18-31 [20, figs 1-9].
Type data:
Holotype MZB 24615, West Nusa Tenggara, Sumbawa, Teluk Saleh, Indonesia [8.551°S, 118.067°E].
Paratype(s) CAS 244633-244635.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Eviota punctulata Jewett & Lachner, 1983 [misidentification, in part, species now regarded as restricted to Fiji, with Australian and other Pacific material now treated as different species]. —
Jewett, S.L. & Lachner, E.A. 1983. Seven new species of the Indo-Pacific genus Eviota (Pisces : Gobiidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96(4): 780-806 figs 1-13
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. [1646]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Ashmore Reef, WA (12°15'S) and Lizard Island (14°40'S) to Escape Reef (15°49'S), QLD; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
General References
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 [71] (in part, suggested that species might be endemic to Fiji)
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. [1646] (as Eviota punctulata)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [920] (as Eviota punctulata) (Dotted Dwarfgoby)
Greenfield, D.W., Tornabene, L. & Erdmann, M.V. 2018. Eviota maculosa n.sp. pp. 20-29 in Greenfield, D.W., Tornabene, L., Gómez-Buckley, M. & Erdmann, M.V. Eviota maculosa, a new dwarfgoby from the Western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 31: 18-31 [20] (Polkadot Dwarfgoby)
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] (as Eviota punctulata) (Green Bubble Goby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Finespot Eviota)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [57] (as Eviota punctulata) (Finespot Eviota)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 07-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 22-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |