Species Eviota smaragdus Jordan & Seale, 1906
Emerald Dwarfgoby, Emerald Pygmygoby
- Eviota smaragdus Jordan, D.S. & Seale, A. 1906. The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the Archipelago, with a provisional checklist of the fishes of Oceania. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries (U.S.) for 1905 25: 173-455 figs 1-111 pls 33-53 [388, fig. 78] [the derivation is apparently from the Latin noun smaragdus = emerald, referring to the green coloration when alive; rarely incorrectly spelled smaragda].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 51764, Pago Pago, Samoa.
Paratype(s) CAS(SU) 8712; USNM 213872.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Scott Reef, WA and Norfolk Island, many previous records of the species from Australia were based on misidentified E. melasma, specimens from MIddleton and Elizabeth reefs probably represent a different species; tropical; central Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef.
General References
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 [23]
Common Name 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 [42] (Emerald Dwarfgoby)
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp. [534] (Emerald Pygmygoby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 15-Aug-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| GOBIOIDEI | 15-Dec-2011 | ADDED | Dr Doug Hoese |