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Common names: Bia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: USNM 227485, 227481; AMS I.23987-001; AMNH 55055. Also Ref. 5289.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Gobiidae (Gobies) > Gobiinae
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Common names from other countries

Sparse eviota, Speckled pygmy goby, 罕矶塘鳢, ... more

Main reference

Jewett, S.L. and E.A. Lachner. 1983. (Ref. 5291)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 37 m (Ref. 86942)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 19°N - 23°S

Distribution

Western Pacific: from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Palau; south to Australia (Great Barrier Reef and NSW); east to Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, and the Samoan Islands.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species has a cephalic sensory-canal pore system lacking IT and POP pores; branched pectoral-fin rays branched; dorsal/anal-fin formula 9/8; with the fifth pelvic-fin ray 70% of the fourth ray (Ref. 107299).

Has been collected from depths of 0 to 31 m (Ref. 1602). Found in coastal reefs (Ref 90102).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.1 ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Eviota sparsa Jewett & Lachner, 1983