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Greenbubble dwarfgoby
Eviota prasina
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Greenbubble dwarfgoby
- Scientific
- Eviota prasina
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.1 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 65 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny, translucent greenish dwarfgoby with brown internal bars, red-brown head markings and a black spot on the upper tail base, reaching about 3 cm. It lives on rubble and algae-covered dead reef near shore.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eviota-prasina.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Eviota_prasina_Réunion.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.