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Eviota tetha Tetha’s dwarfgoby

Eviota tetha is commonly referred to as Tetha’s dwarfgoby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Easy. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
9278 
AphiaID:
890483 
Scientific:
Eviota tetha 
German:
Zwerg Grundel 
English:
Tetha’s Dwarfgoby 
Category:
Gobies 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Eviota (Genus) > tetha (Species) 
Initial determination:
Greenfield & Erdmann, 2014 
Occurrence:
Indonesia, West Papua  
Sea depth:
25 - 30 Meter 
Size:
up to 0.47" (1.2 cm) 
Temperature:
73.4 °F - 86 °F (23°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Brine Shrimps, Mysis, Zooplankton 
Tank:
22 gal (~ 100L)  
Difficulty:
Easy 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-03-19 15:40:18 

Info

Eviota tetha Greenfield & Erdmann, 2014
Tetha’s dwarfgoby

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This species occupies a very specific microhabitat and depth range, observed and collected exclusively from a very sheltered and coral-rich lagoon (Kwatisore South Bay) with limited water flow and water temperatures that are commonly elevated above that of the surrounding reef areas (usually 30-31° C). Depth range of occurrence is rather narrow (25-30 m depth) and it was not found either deeper or shallower than this, despite extensive searching. It was found resting and moving about on the surfaces of the extensive foliose and plating coral colonies (mostly Pachyseris and Turbinaria spp. colonies) in the lagoon. Found in association with other coral goby species, including E. atriventris, E. fallax, E. lachdeberei, and Trimma emeryi

Main reference:
Greenfield, D.W. and M.V. Erdmann, 2014. Eviota tetha a new species of dwarfgoby frm Cenderawasih, West Papua, Indonesia (Teleostei: Gobiidae). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 11:23-31.

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!

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Eviota tetha (c) by Erdmann M.V.
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