Eviota sigillata

Eviota sigillata, commonly called seven-figure pygmy goby or adorned dwarfgoby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae. They are widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific area, from the Seychelles to the Micronesia.[2]

Eviota sigillata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Eviota
Species:
E. sigillata
Binomial name
Eviota sigillata
S. L. Jewett & Lachner, 1983

It inhabits reef habitats at depths from 3 to 20 m (9.8–65.6 ft).[3] This species has the shortest lifespan for a vertebrate, living for at most 59 days.[4] About three weeks are as pelagic larvae, two weeks settling on the reef and three weeks as adults.[4]

This pygmy goby can reach a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in).[5]

References
  1. Greenfield, D.; Larson, H. & Williams, J.T. (2016). "Eviota sigillata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T193078A2192156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T193078A2192156.en.
  2. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/7276
  3. Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research.
  4. Le Page, M., 2005. Reef fish lives fastest, dies youngest. New Scientist 25 April 2005 (NewScientist.com).
  5. Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka, 2001. Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893.

See also
  • Pandaka pygmaea


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