Eviota readerae

Taxobox
name = "Eviota readerae"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Gobiidae
genus = "Eviota"
species = "E. readerae"
binomial = "Eviota readerae"
binomial_authority = Gill & Jewett 2004

"Eviota readerae" is a species of goby associated with reefs and tide pools. It has a very limited distribution in the southwest Pacific, being found only on the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs.

Like most members of its genus, this is a tiny fish, the standard length never exceeding 18 mm. This is a pale species with a series of dark marks along the back. In juveniles these marks extend down below the midline, gradually being reduced to much smaller dark saddles in mature specimens. There is also a single black spot at the base of the pectoral fin.

References

* [http://www.amonline.net.au/pdf/publications/1427_complete.pdf "Eviota hoesei" and "E. readerae", new species of fish from the southwest Pacific, with comments on the identity of "E. corneliae" Fricke (Perciformes: Gobiidae), ANTHONY GILL & SUSAN JEWETT]