Species Eviota spilota Lachner & Karnella, 1980
Shoulderspot Eviota, Spottedfin Dwarfgoby
- Eviota spilota 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 [54, figs 29-31].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 219853, Ami Island, Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea.
Paratype(s) CAS 43816; CAS 43811; USNM 213886; USNM 213888; USNM 213898; USNM 219852; USNM 219438; USNM 219439.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Clerke Reef (17°20'S) and Scott Reef, WA, Ashmore Reef (12°15'S), Timor Sea and Escape Reef (15°49'S) to Swains Reefs, QLD and Holmes Reef (16°31'S), Coral Sea; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, inshore.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1993. Fishes of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 67-91
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 [59]
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. [1647]
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp. [923] (Spottedfin Dwarfgoby)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Shoulderspot 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] (Shoulderspot Eviota)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 02-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 05-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |