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Eviota vader Dwarfgoby

Eviota vader is commonly referred to as Dwarfgoby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
17652 
AphiaID:
1827422 
Scientific:
Eviota vader 
German:
Zwerg-Grundel 
English:
Dwarfgoby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Eviota (Genus) > vader (Species) 
Initial determination:
Greenfield, Erdmann, Ichida & Ichida, 2025 
Occurrence:
Papua New Guinea 
Sea depth:
0 - 26 Meter 
Habitats:
associated with with coral skeletons, On calcareous algae, On living corals 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Apocyclops panamensis - Copepode, Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Frozen food (small sorts), Oyster eggs 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
Easy 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-14 17:00:48 

Info

Eviota vader

Eviota vader, a new western Pacific dwarfgoby from
Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

A new species of dwarfgoby, Eviota vader, is described from McLaren Fjord, Tufi, Papua New Guinea. The new species is characterized by a distinctive purplish-black coloration not found on any other species of dwarfgoby. In addition to the unusual color, it is diagnosed by the combination of a complete cephalic sensory-canal pore system, a dorsal/anal fin-formula of 8/7, some branched pectoral-fin rays, the fifth pelvic-fin ray present, and no dark occipital spots or any dark spots at the base of dorsal or caudal fins. The species is apparently endemic to the Tufi region of Papua New Guinea, a location known to have microendemic species.

Introduction
The dwarfgobies in the genus Eviota are tiny coral-reef fishes (usually Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Eviota


Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

External links

  1. Ocean Science Foundation (en). Abgerufen am 14.08.2025.

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