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IllustrationMiki's dwarfgoby
Eviota mikiae
Name as used by FishBase. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (checked October 2026) now uses Eviotops mikiae. Kept the FishBase name so records match the FishBase checklist.
- English
- Miki's dwarfgoby
- Scientific
- Eviota mikiae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 25 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A tiny dwarfgoby reaching about 3.5 cm, living in small groups on large coral heads on reef slopes with moderate currents.
In the Maldives
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes now places this species in the genus Eviotops.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eviota-mikiae.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.