Species Eviota melanosphena Greenfield & Jewett, 2016
Wedge Dwarfgoby
- Eviota melanosphena Greenfield, D.W. & Jewett, S.L. 2016. Eviota melanosphena, a new dwarfgoby from Australia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 21: 71-77 [72, figs 1-5].
Type data:
Holotype AM I.19483-092, Sand Cay, North of Lizard Island, Queensland [14°38'S, 145°27'E].
Paratype(s) AMNH 55063; AMNH 58019; AMNH 58020; AM I.18755-144; AM I.19108-133; AM I.19456-112; AM I.19473-219; AM I.19482-171; AM I.20211-045; AM I.20213-036; AM I.21540-020; ANSP 150921; ANSP 159292; USNM 235373-235379; USNM 247332.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Sand Cay, north of Lizard Island (14°38'S) to One Tree Island, QLD; tropical
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
0-24 m.
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 [69]
Common Name References
Greenfield, D.W. & Jewett, S.L. 2016. Eviota melanosphena, a new dwarfgoby from Australia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 21: 71-77 [72] (Wedge Dwarfgoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOBIOIDEI | 24-Nov-2016 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |