Maldives Marine Life

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Blackfin dwarfgoby

Eviota nigripinna

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Blackfin dwarfgoby
Scientific
Eviota nigripinna
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Gobiidae (gobies)
Maximum size
Up to about 1.5 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 15 m
IUCN status
LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2018

Description

A minute dwarfgoby, about 1.5 cm long, with dark fins, living on shallow reefs.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.