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Sebree's dwarfgoby
Eviota sebreei
Name as used by FishBase. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (checked October 2026) now uses Eviotops sebreei. Kept the FishBase name so records match the FishBase checklist.
- English
- Sebree's dwarfgoby
- Scientific
- Eviota sebreei
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A tiny, translucent dwarfgoby with a red stripe along the side and a pale-edged black spot at the tail base, reaching about 2.5 cm. It rests in small groups on live coral.
In the Maldives
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes now places this species in the genus Eviotops.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Eviota-sebreei.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Striped_dwarfgoby_(Eviota_sebreei)_(48852626703).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.